Association of maternal intake of nitrate and risk of birth defects: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
At the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS)’s Scientific Meeting held online on July 05, 2021, the topic of "Association of maternal intake of nitrate and risk of birth defects: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis" was presented by N. Rahimi. The significant effects of maternal intake of nitrate are birth defects, including limb deficiency, heart defect, cleft lip and preterm birth. In this scientific meeting, the high versus low method of analysis applied to evaluate the association of maternal nitrate intake and risk of heart defect was presented. Also, linear and non-linear dose-response associations between maternal intake of nitrate and risk of heart defects were criticized.
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