Prevalence of neural tube defects in 20 regions of Europe and the impact of prenatal diagnosis, 1980-1986

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 52-58

  Dolk, H ^a   De Wals, P ^a   Lechat, M F ^a   Ayme, S ^a   Beckers, R ^a   Bianchi, F ^a   Borlee, I ^a   Calabro, A ^a   Calzolari, E ^a   Cornel, M ^a   Cuschieri, A ^a   Galanti, C ^a   Garne, E ^a   Goujard, J ^a   Hansen Koenig, D ^a   Harris, F ^a   Laurence, K M ^a   Ligutic, I ^a   Lillis, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; ENCEPHALOCELE; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA;

CONGENITAL ANOMALY; DISEASE REGISTER; GEOGRAPHICAL DIFFERENCE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REGIONAL VARIATION; SECULAR VARIATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 0025753306     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.45.1.52     Document Type: Article

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