The incidence of spina bifida in Sweden 1973-2003: The effect of prenatal diagnosis

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 660-662

  Nikkilä, Annamari ^a   Rydhström, Håkan ^b   Källén, Bengt ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Helsingborg Central Hospital   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUND   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Prenatal diagnosis; Spina bifida; Ultrasound screening

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; SWEDEN;

ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; BIRTH RATE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FOLIC ACID; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SWEDEN;

EID: 33845453794     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl053     Document Type: Article

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