Journal article
Risk of Cerebral Palsy among the Offspring of Immigrants
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cerebral palsy (CP) has a multifactorial etiology, and placental vascular disease may be one major risk factor. The risk of placental vascular disease may be lower among some immigrant groups. We studied the association between immigrant status and the risk of CP.
METHODS: We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study of all singleton and twin livebirths in Ontario between 2002-2008, and who survived ≥28 days after …
Authors
Ray JG; Redelmeier DA; Urquia ML; Guttmann A; McDonald SD; Vermeulen MJ
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 9, No. 7,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0102275
ISSN
1932-6203