Time trends and demographics of deaths from congenital hydrocephalus in children in the United States: National Center for Health Statistics data, 1979 to 1998

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 113-118

  Chi, John H ^a   Fullerton, Heather J ^a   Gupta, Nalin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital hydrocephalus; Ethnicity; Pediatric neurosurgery; Spina bifida; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINA BIFIDA; TIME; UNITED STATES; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEGRO; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.); RISK; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644673009     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2005.103.2.0113     Document Type: Article

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