Birth prevalence of neural tube defects: A population-based study in South-Eastern Hungary

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 621-627

  Szabó, Nóra ^a   Gergev, Gyurgyinka ^a   Valek, Andrea ^b   Eller, József ^a   Kaizer, László ^a   Sztriha, László ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b Orszagos Szakfelugyeleti Modszertani Kozpont Hungary   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Anencephaly; Encephalocele; Epidemiology; Myelomeningocele; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84876668475     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-012-1951-1     Document Type: Article

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