Unusual patterns of neural tube defects in a high risk region of northern China

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 340-344

  Chen, Gong ^a   Pei, Li Jun ^a   Huang, Jian ^b   Song, Xin Ming ^a   Lin, Liang Ming ^a   Gu, Xue ^c   Wu, Jian Xin ^c   Wang, Fang ^c   Wu, Ji Lei ^c   Chen, Jia Peng ^a   Liu, Ju Fen ^a   Xin, Ruo Lei ^c   Zhang, Ting ^c   Zheng, Xiao Ying ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Geographic variation; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350515453     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-3988(09)60065-9     Document Type: Article

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