Risk factors associated with the occurrence of frontoethmoidal encephalomeningocele

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-107

  Suphapeetiporn, Kanya ^a   Mahatumarat, Charan ^b   Rojvachiranonda, Nond ^b   Taecholarn, Chopiew ^b   Siriwan, Pichit ^b   Srivuthana, Sumarlee ^a   Shotelersuk, Vorasuk ^a  

^a KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Frontoethmoidal encephalomeningocele; Neural tube defect; Risk factors; Thai

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT FACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENCEPHALOMENINGOCELE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FRONTOETHMOIDAL ENCEPHALOMENINGOCELE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; BIRTH INTERVALS; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT PALATE; ECTODERM; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MENINGOCELE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THAILAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 39749171860     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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