Birth defects in Singapore: 1994 - 2000

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 545-552

  Tan, Kok Hian ^a   Tan, T Y T ^a   Tan, J ^a   Tan, I ^c   Chew, S K ^d,e   Yeo, G S H ^a,b  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Division of Obstetrics   (Singapore)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^e Medical Services   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abortion; Birth defect; Chromosome disorders; Congenital abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHINESE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NEWBORN; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE; STILLBIRTH; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALAYSIA; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGAPORE;

EID: 26044457379     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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