Surveillance for anencephaly and spina bifida and the impact of prenatal diagnosis - United States, 1985-1994

Teratology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 37-49

  Cragan, Janet D ^a   Roberts, Helen E ^a   Edmonds, Larry D ^a   Khoury, Muin J ^a   Kirby, Russell S ^b   Shaw, Gary M ^c   Velie, Ellen M ^c   Merz, Ruth D ^d   Forrester, Mathias B ^d   Williamson, Roger A ^e   Krishnamurti, Diane S ^e   Stevenson, Roger E ^f   Dean, Jane H ^f  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Arkansas Reproductive Health Monitoring System   (United States)

^c California Birth Defects Monitoring Program   (United States)

^d Hawaii Birth Defects Monitoring Program   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^f Greenwood Genetic Center   (United States)

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EID: 0002086895     PISSN: 00403709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9926(199707/08)56:1/2<37::aid-tera8>3.0.co;2-z     Document Type: Review

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