Epidemiology of neural tube defects in northern Iran, 1998-2003

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 560-566

  Golalipour, M J ^a   Mobasheri, E ^a   Vakili, M A ^a   Keshtkar, A A ^a  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINA BIFIDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSANGUINITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34447646919     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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