Erratum: Sex and congenital malformations: An international perspective (American Journal of Medical Genetics (DOI 10.1002/ajmg.a.30514));Sex and congenital malformations: An international perspective

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 134 A, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-57

  Lisi, Alessandra ^a   Botto, Lorenzo D ^a,b   Rittler, Monica ^c   Castilla, Eduardo ^d   Bianchi, Fabrizio ^e   Botting, Beverley ^f   De Walle, Hermien ^g   Erickson, J David ^b   Gatt, Miriam ^h   De Vigan, Catherine ⁱ   Irgens, Lorentz ^j   Johnson, William ^k   Lancaster, Paul ^l   Merlob, Paul ^m   Mutchinick, Osvaldo M ⁿ   Ritvanen, Annukka ^o   Robert, Elisabeth ^p   Scarano, Gioacchino ^q   Stoll, Claude ^r   Mastroiacovo, Pierpaolo ^a  

^a International Centre on Birth Defects   (Italy)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c ECLAMC at Maternidad Ramón Sardá   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e Registro Toscano Difetti Congeniti   (Italy)

^f OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^h Malta Registry Congenital Malform   (Malta)

ⁱ INSERM   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^k Ireland Registry Congenital Malform   (Ireland)

^l UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^m RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

ⁿ INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^o NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^p Institut Europeen des Genomutations   (France)

^q Regis Campano Malform Congenite   (Italy)

^r HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

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Author keywords

Congenital malformations; Epidemiology; Sex; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ANOPHTHALMIA; ANUS ATRESIA; AORTA COARCTATION; BIRTH DEFECT; CHOANA ATRESIA; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENCEPHALOCELE; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; GASTROSCHISIS; GEOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTESTINE STENOSIS; KIDNEY AGENESIS; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; LIMB DEFECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROPHTHALMIA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OMPHALOCELE; POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRUNE BELLY SYNDROME; REGISTER; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SPINA BIFIDA; SYNDROME; TRISOMY 13; TRISOMY 18; TRISOMY 21;

EID: 20144383990     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30658     Document Type: Erratum

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