Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Offspring's Risk for Bone Fracture in Childhood and Adolescence
Emil Kääntä,
Roope Parviainen,
Marjaana Tikanmäki
et al.
Abstract:Conditions during gestation, such as maternal smoking, may affect offspring's bone structure. This could increase the offspring's risk of bone fractures during childhood. In this study we aimed to assess the association between prenatal exposure to maternal smoking and childhood bone fracture risk. We used a register‐based birth cohort that included all children born in Finland between January 1987 – September 1990. After exclusions the final study population consisted of 220 699 persons. Using a unique nation… Show more
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