Contribution of congenital malformations to perinatal mortality. A 10 years prospective regional study in The Netherlands

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-61

  De Galan Roosen, A E M ^a   Kuijpers, J C ^b   Meershoek, A P J ^b   Van Velzen, D ^c  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Congenital malformation; Multifactorial; Perinatal death; Perinatal mortality; Regional study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIFACTORIAL GENETIC DISORDER; NETHERLANDS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0032458944     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00085-2     Document Type: Article

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