The epidemiology of preaxial limb malformations

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 653-662

  Robert, Elisabeth ^a   Harris, John ^b   Källén, Bengt A J ^c  

^a Institut Europeen des Genomutations   (France)

^b California Birth Defects Monitoring Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUND   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Congenital malformations; Epidemiology; Limb reductions; Polydactyly; Preaxial malformations; Registry; Triphalangeal thumb

Indexed keywords

ARM MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG MALFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PARITY; PATHOLOGY; PHOCOMELIA; POLYDACTYLY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SWEDEN; TWIN PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031563527     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(97)00028-2     Document Type: Article

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