Racial/ethnic variations in the prevalence of selected major birth defects, metropolitan Atlanta, 1994-2005

Public Health Reports

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-61

  Kucik, James E ^a   Alverson, Clinton J ^a   Gilboa, Suzanne M ^a   Correa, Adolfo ^a  

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

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; DISEASE REGISTRY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858174175     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491212700106     Document Type: Article

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