Epidemiology of congenital anomalies in a population-based birth registry in Taiwan, 2002

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 460-468

  Chen, Bing Yu ^a   Hwang, Bing Fang ^b   Guo, Yue Liang Leon ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Congenital abnormalities; Fetal gender; Geographic area of residence; Gestational age; Maternal age; Plurality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLEFT PALATE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MALFORMATION; DOWN SYNDROME; EYE MALFORMATION; FACE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NEWBORN; REGISTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT MALFORMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; TAIWAN; TRISOMY 18; TWIN PREGNANCY; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

EID: 67651246949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60093-0     Document Type: Article

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