School
School of Public Health
Document Type
Dissertation
Department (new version)
Public Health
Date of Award
2002
Degree Name by School
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) School of Public Health
Abstract
A retrospective cohort study was conducted to assess the association between congenital malformations and proximity to hazardous waste sites in Florida. All children whose mother lived within 10 miles of a hazardous waste site during gestation during the years 1996–1998 were in the study. Cases were children with birth defects whose mothers lived within 10 miles of a hazardous waste site during gestation. Controls were children whose mothers also lived within 10 miles of a hazardous waste site during gestation but did not have birth defects. The proximity of residence during gestation was not associated with the development of birth defects (adjusted OR = .976, 95% CI =.941–1.013). Specific birth defects such as cleft palate, cleft lip, neural tube, heart, and genitourinary defects did not appear to be associated with proximity to a hazardous waste site during gestation.
ProQuest Publication Number
ProQuest ID
3058743
ISBN
978-0-493-73987-8
Recommended Citation
Rowan, Alan D., "Prenatal exposure to toxic substances and the risk of congenital malformations in Florida" (2002). All ETDs from UAB. 7224.
https://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/etd-collection/7224
Comments
DrPH