Socio-economic inequalities in cerebral palsy prevalence in the United Kingdom: A register-based study

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-155

  Dolk, Helen ^a   Pattenden, Sam ^c   Bonellie, Sandra ^d   Colver, Allan ^e   King, Andy ^f   Kurinczuk, Jennifer J ^f   Parkes, Jackie ^b   Platt, Mary Jane ^g   Surman, Geraldine ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Cerebral palsy; Regional variation; Social inequalities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77649261439     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2009.01083.x     Document Type: Article

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