Updated national birth prevalence estimates for selected birth defects in the United States, 2004-2006

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1008-1016

  Parker, Samantha E ^a,b   Mai, Cara T ^a   Canfield, Mark A ^c   Rickard, Russel ^d   Wang, Ying ^e   Meyer, Robert E ^f   Anderson, Patrick ^g   Mason, Craig A ^h   Collins, Julianne S ⁱ   Kirby, Russell S ^j   Correa, Adolfo ^a  

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

^b OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

^c TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^d Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ^*  (United States)

^e NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f State Center for Health Statistics   (United States)

^g CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

ⁱ GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Birth defects; National estimates; Prevalence; Surveillance; United States

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ANOPHTHALMIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CLEFT LIP; DOWN SYNDROME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MICROPHTHALMIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRISOMY 13; TRISOMY 18; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650206677     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: 15420760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20735     Document Type: Article

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