Effect of prenatal diagnosis on epidemiologic studies of birth defects

Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 695-699

  Cragan, Janet D ^a   Khoury, Muin J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Elective termination; Epidemiologic studies; Neural tube defect; Odds ratio; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ABNORMALITIES; ABORTION, LEGAL; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0033794509     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200011000-00014     Document Type: Article

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