Current estimate of down syndrome population prevalence in the United States

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1163-1168

  Presson, Angela P ^a,b   Partyka, Ginger ^a   Jensen, Kristin M ^c,d   Devine, Owen J ^e   Rasmussen, Sonja A ^e   McCabe, Linda L ^c   McCabe, Edward R B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Nutrition Obesity Research Center at the University of Colorado   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE TABLE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

CDC; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION; UI; UNCERTAINTY INTERVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884670075     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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