An expanded public health role for birth defects surveillance

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1004-1007

  Correa, Adolfo ^a   Kirby, Russell S ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DEFECT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78650079001     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: 15420760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20730     Document Type: Editorial

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