Ethnic differences in congenital malformations in the Netherlands: Analyses of a 5-year birth cohort

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-144

  Anthony, Sabine ^a   Kateman, H ^a   Brand, R ^b   Den Ouden, A L ^c   Dorrepaal, C A ^a   Van Der Pal De Bruin, K M ^a   Buitendijk, S E ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Pub Hlth Supervisory Serv NLD   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MUSCLE MALFORMATION; NETHERLANDS; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POLYDACTYLY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 16444381178     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2005.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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