Priorities for public health research on craniosynostosis: Summary and recommendations from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-sponsored meeting

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-158

  Rasmussen, Sonja A ^a,d   Yazdy, Mahsa M ^a,b   Frías, Jaime L ^a,c   Honein, Margaret A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

^c McKing Consulting Corp   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial suture; Epidemiology; Genetics; Psychology; Public health; Research priorities; Surgery

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIAL SUTURE; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; GENOTYPE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37849027250     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32106     Document Type: Conference Paper

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