Esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula in children of women exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38.e1-38.e5

  Felix, Janine F ^a   Steegers Theunissen, Régine P M ^a   de Walle, Hermien E K ^b   de Klein, Annelies ^a   Torfs, Claudine P ^c   Tibboel, Dick ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

diethylstilbestrol; esophageal atresia; estrogens; tracheoesophageal fistula; transgenerational effect

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL;

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CASE STUDY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOTHER; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 34347336590     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.02.036     Document Type: Article

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