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Unintended pregnancy-related factors and the occurrence of offspring congenital heart disease: a multi-site case-control study in China

Zhen Liua National Center for Birth Defect Monitoring, Department of Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;b Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Chengdu, ChinaView further author information
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Meixian Wanga National Center for Birth Defect Monitoring, Department of Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;b Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Chengdu, ChinaView further author information
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Qin Tangc Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital of Peng’an County, Nanchong, ChinaView further author information
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Fang Hed Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital of Qingbaijiang, Chengdu, ChinaView further author information
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Nana Lib Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Chengdu, ChinaView further author information
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Ying Denga National Center for Birth Defect Monitoring, Department of Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;b Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Chengdu, ChinaView further author information
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Ping Yub Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Chengdu, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jun Zhua National Center for Birth Defect Monitoring, Department of Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China;b Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Chengdu, ChinaView further author information
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Xiaohong Lia National Center for Birth Defect Monitoring, Department of Obstetrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 221-226 | Received 14 Sep 2020, Accepted 06 Dec 2020, Published online: 24 Feb 2021

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