Paternal Exposure to Ionizing Radiation in Ontario Uranium Miners and Risk of Congenital Anomaly in Offspring: A Record Linkage Case-control Study

Paternal Exposure to Ionizing Radiation in Ontario Uranium Miners and Risk of Congenital Anomaly in Offspring: A Record Linkage Case-control Study

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Objective: To determine if paternal preconception exposure to ionizing radiation through uranium mining increases the risk of congenital anomaly (CA) in offspring. Methods: A population-based matched case-control study was conducted. Cases were infants with CAs recorded in the Canadian Congenital...

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Main Author: Nahm, Sang-Myong
Other Authors: Marrett, Loraine
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Ionizing radiation
uranium
uranium miners
radon
gamma ray
radiation measurement
radiation effects
occupational exposure
occupational health and safety
environmental exposure
paternal exposure
paternal exposure delayed effects
male reproduction
transgenerational effect
pregnancy outcome
congenital anomaly
birth defect
infant
offspring
live birth
record linkage
case control study
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/32779

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