Trends and patterns of mortality associated with birth defects and genetic diseases in the united states, 1979-1992: An analysis of multiple- cause mortality data

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 493-505

  Yang, Quanhe ^a   Khoury, Muin J ^b   Mannino, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth defect; Genetic disease; Genetic epidemiology; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CAUCASIAN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MORTALITY; NEGRO; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STORAGE DISEASE; THALASSEMIA; UNITED STATES;

ABNORMALITIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0030711708     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2272(1997)14:5<493::AID-GEPI4>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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