Pilot test of prenatal surveillance for birth defects in South Texas

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 788-791

  Ethen, Mary K ^a   Canfield, Mark A ^a   Trevino, Jorge ^a  

^a TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Prenatal diagnosis; Public health surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FETUS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; UNITED STATES;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TEXAS;

EID: 37249092599     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: 15420760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20405     Document Type: Article

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