The impact of prenatal diagnosis on neural tube defect (NTD) pregnancy versus birth incidence in British Columbia

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-158

  Van Allen, Margot I ^a   Boyle, Erin ^a   Thiessen, Paul ^a   McFadden, Deborah ^a   Cochrane, Douglas ^a   Chambers, G Keith ^a   Langlois, Sylvie ^a   Stathers, Patricia ^a   Irwin, Beverly ^a   Cairns, Elizabeth ^a   MacLeod, Patrick ^b   Delisle, Marie France ^a   Uh, Soo Hong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VICTORIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c BC Vital Statistics Agency   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anencephaly; B.C. Health Status Registry; Birth defects registry; Folic acid; Incidence of NTDs; Neural tube defects; NTD pregnancy outcome; Prenatal diagnosis of NTDs; Prevention of NTDs; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646248610     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: 12341983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03194615     Document Type: Article

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