Neural tube defect-specific infant mortality in the United States

Teratology

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Davidoff, Michael J ^a   Petrini, Joann ^a   Damus, Karla ^a   Russell, Rebecca B ^a   Mattison, Donald ^a  

^a March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALOCELE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINA BIFIDA; UNITED STATES;

CAUSE OF DEATH; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MATERNAL AGE; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.); NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036388867     PISSN: 00403709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tera.90005     Document Type: Article

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