Stability of prevalence rates of anorectal malformations in the Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System 1990-2004

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1417-1421

  Lowry, R Brian ^a,b   Sibbald, Barbara ^a   Bedard, Tanya ^a  

^a Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Anorectal malformations; Associated malformations; Associations; Birth prevalence; Sequences; Syndromes

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERATOGENESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBERTA; ANAL CANAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RECTUM;

EID: 34547746914     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.03.045     Document Type: Article

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