Gastroschisis: International epidemiology and public health perspectives

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 162-179

  Castilla, Eduardo E ^a,b,c,d   Mastroiacovo, Pierpaolo ^e   Orioli, Iêda M ^f  

^a ECLAMC ^*

^b National Research Councils of Argentina (CONICET)   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d CEMIC   (Argentina)

^e Centre of the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research   (Italy)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Birth prevalence; Body wall defects; Gastroschisis; Increasing trend; Low maternal age; Omphalocele; Pandemic; Teenage

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AWARENESS; CAUCASIAN; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EUROPE; EVISCERATION; GASTROSCHISIS; GENE INTERACTION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERNIA; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITALY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE EAST; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; OMPHALOCELE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL STATUS;

FEMALE; GASTROSCHISIS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 49449088909     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30181     Document Type: Review

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