Prevalence of spina bifida at birth - United States, 1983-1990: A comparison of two surveillance systems

Teratology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 19-30

  Lary, Joseph M ^a   Edmonds, Larry D ^a   Flood, T ^b   Brewster, M ^c   Harris, J ^d   Keefer, S ^e   Merz, R ^f   Howe, H ^g   Krishnamurti, D ^h   Panny, S ⁱ   Bakewell, J ^j   Seeland, M ^k   Costa, P ^l   Olsen, C ^m   Meyer, R ⁿ   Ploughman, L ^o   Hill, C ^p  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Office of Chronic Disease Epidemiology   (United States)

^c Arkansas Reproductive Health Monitoring System   (United States)

^d California Birth Defects Monitoring Program   (United States)

^e Disease Control Divison   (United States)

^f Hawaii Birth Defects Monitoring Program   (United States)

^g ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

ⁱ MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^j MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^k Nebraska State Dept of Health   (United States)

^l Special Child Health Svcs   (United States)

^m NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

ⁿ North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics   (United States)

^o VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^p Washington Dept of Health   (Australia)

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EID: 0343901858     PISSN: 00403709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9926(199707/08)56:1/2<19::aid-tera6>3.0.co;2-x     Document Type: Review

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