Chromosomal disorders: estimating baseline birth prevalence and pregnancy outcomes worldwide

Journal of Community Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 377-386

  Moorthie, Sowmiya ^a   Blencowe, Hannah ^b   Darlison, Matthew W ^c   Gibbons, Stephen ^d   Lawn, Joy E ^b,g   Mastroiacovo, Pierpaolo ^e   Morris, Joan K ^f,g   Modell, Bernadette ^c   Bittles, A H ^g   Blencowe, H ^g   Christianson, A ^g   Cousens, S ^g   Darlison, M W ^g   Gibbons, S ^g   Hamamy, H ^g   Khoshnood, B ^g   Howson, C P ^g   Mastroiacovo, P ^g   Modell, B ^g   Moorthie, S ^g   Mossey, P A ^g   Neville, A J ^g   Petrou, M ^g   Povey, S ^g   Rankin, J ^g   Schuler Faccini, L ^g   Wren, C ^g   Yunis, K A ^g   more..

^a PHG FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^e Centre of the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research   (Italy)

^f QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Birth prevalence; Chromosomal disorders; Disability; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; DISEASE REGISTRY; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY PLANNING; FETUS DEATH; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 85029802458     PISSN: 1868310X     EISSN: 18686001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-017-0336-2     Document Type: Article

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