Familial recurrence of midline birth defects - a nationwide danish cohort study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-52

  Øyen, Nina ^a,b,c   Boyd, Heather A ^a   Poulsen, Gry ^a   Wohlfahrt, Jan ^a   Melbye, Mads ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cleft lip; Cleft palate; Cohort studies; Congenital; Congenital abnormalities; Gastroschisis; Heart defects; Neural tube defects; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDBEARING; ETIOLOGY; MATERNAL HEALTH; RELATEDNESS;

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DENMARK; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650021838     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp087     Document Type: Article

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