A Declining Incidence of Gastroschisis Parallels Trends in Maternal Smoking Rates in the United States
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Zane J. Hellmann, Connor V. Haynes, Marla C. Fortoul, Carly Thaxton, Linh Buu, Daniel G. Solomon, Robert A. Cowles
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Previous studies demonstrated that smoking is a risk factor for gastroschisis. Since smoking rates among young adults have declined, we hypothesized that this would be associated with a concurrent decrease in gastroschisis rates among live births in the United States.
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