Maternal demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of live-born infants with isolated ocular congenital abnormalities

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 257-263

  Puhó, Erzsébet H ^a   Vogt, Gábor ^c   Csáky Szunyogh, Melinda ^a   Métneki, Júlia ^a   Czeizel, Andrew E ^b,d  

^a National Center for Healthcare Audit and Improvement   (Hungary)

^b FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY CONTROL OF HEREDITARY DISEASES   (Hungary)

^c Department of Gastroenterology   (Hungary)

^d NONE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Birth defect; Case control study; Congenital abnormalities of eyes; Maternal occupation; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANOPHTHALMIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; COLOBOMA; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROPHTHALMIA; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; ANOPHTHALMOS; BIRTH ORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATARACT; COLOBOMA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EYE ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MATERNAL AGE; MICROPHTHALMOS; OCCUPATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 51549102649     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09286580801983229     Document Type: Article

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