A population-based case-control study of isolated anophthalmia and microphthalmia

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 939-946

  Vogt, Gábor ^a   Puhó, Erzsébet ^b,c   Czeizel, Andrew E ^b  

^a Hospital and Central Outpatients Clinics of the Hungarian State Railways   (Hungary)

^b FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY CONTROL OF HEREDITARY DISEASES   (Hungary)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Anophthalmia; Case control study; Gypsy population; Microphthalmia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANOPHTHALMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BIRTH ORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GIPSY; HUMAN; INBREEDING; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROPHTHALMIA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTHER; NURSE; POPULATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGISTER; SIBLING; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ANOPHTHALMOS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GYPSIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; MICROPHTHALMOS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27744543493     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-2382-z     Document Type: Article

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