Exploratory spatial data analysis for the identification of risk factors to birth defects

• Main Authors: Song Xinming (Author), Pang Lihua (Author), Chen Gong (Author), Meng Bin (Author), Wang Jinfeng (Author), Wu Jilei (Author), Zhang Keli (Author), Zhang Ting (Author), Zheng Xiaoying (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Birth defects, which are the major cause of infant mortality and a leading cause of disability, refer to "Any anomaly, functional or structural, that presents in infancy or later in life and is caused by events preceding birth,...