Prevalence of birth defects in Korean livebirths, 2005-2006

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1233-1240

  Kim, Min A ^a   Yee, Nan Hee ^b   Choi, Jeong Soo ^b   Choi, Jung Yun ^c   Seo, Kyung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Inst Hlth and Social Aff   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Korea; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NEWBORN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MUSCULOSKELETAL ABNORMALITIES; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84872580329     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.10.1233     Document Type: Article

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