Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 241-249 , March 2010

Association of Paternal Age and Risk for Major Congenital Anomalies From the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997 to 2004

  • Ridgely Fisk Green, MMS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Ridgely Fisk Green, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, 1600 Clifton Road, Mail Stop E-86, Atlanta, GA 30333. Tel.: 404-498-3884; Fax: 404-498-3550.
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  • Owen Devine, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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  • Krista S. Crider, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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  • Richard S. Olney, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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  • Natalie Archer, MS

      Affiliations

    • Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX
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  • Andrew F. Olshan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Stuart K. Shapira, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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  • The National Birth Defects Prevention Study

Received 17 July 2009 ,Accepted 30 October 2009.

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 A.F.O. was supported in part by a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P30ES10126).

 The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

PII: S1047-2797(09)00367-6

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.10.009

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 241-249 , March 2010

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