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Contemporary Epidemiology Of Rising Atrial Septal Defect Trends Across Usa 1991-2016: A Combined Ecological Geotemporospatial And Causal Inferential Study [Dataset], Albert Stuart Reece
Contemporary Epidemiology Of Rising Atrial Septal Defect Trends Across Usa 1991-2016: A Combined Ecological Geotemporospatial And Causal Inferential Study [Dataset], Albert Stuart Reece
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Background: Cardiovascular anomalies are the largest group of congenital anomalies and the major cause of death in young children, with a range of data linking rising atrial septal defect incidence (ASDI) with prenatal cannabis exposure. Objectives / Hypotheses. Is cannabis associated with ASDI in USA? Is this relationship causal?
Methods: Geospatiotemporal cohort study, 1991-2016. Census populations of adults, babies, congenital anomalies, income and ethnicity. Drug exposure data on cigarettes, alcohol abuse, past month cannabis use, analgesia abuse and cocaine taken from National Survey of Drug Use and Health (78.9% response rate). Cannabinoid concentrations from Drug Enforcement Agency. Inverse probability weighted …