Epidemiologic characteristics of anotia and microtia in California, 1989-1997

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 472-475

  Shaw, Gary M ^a   Carmichael, Suzan L ^a   Kaidarova, Zhanna ^a   Harris, John A ^a  

^a California Birth Defects Monitoring Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Epidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANOTIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXTERNAL EAR MALFORMATION; FETUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROTIA; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CALIFORNIA; EAR, EXTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; RISK FACTORS;

PIERINAE;

EID: 3242891547     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20042     Document Type: Article

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