A population-based study of survival and childbearing among female subjects with birth defects and the risk of recurrence in their children

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 340, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 1057-1062

  Skjærven, Rolv ^a   Wilcox, Allen J ^b   Lie, Rolv T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REGISTER; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

ABNORMALITIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NORWAY; REGISTRIES; RISK; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033535610     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199904083401401     Document Type: Article

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