Improved National Prevalence Estimates for 18 Selected Major Birth Defects-United States, 1999-2001

M A Canfield; T A Ramadhani; N Yuskiv; M J Davidoff; National Birth Defects  Prevention Network

doi:10.1001/jama.295.6.618

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Improved National Prevalence Estimates for 18 Selected Major Birth Defects-United States, 1999-2001

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Improved National Prevalence Estimates for 18 Selected Major Birth Defects-United States, 1999-2001

M A Canfield, T A Ramadhani, N Yuskiv, M J Davidoff and National Birth Defects Prevention Network

JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, Vol.295(6), pp.618-620

02/08/2006

DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.6.618

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Abstract

This report describes estimates of national prevalence and number of affected births in the United States each year during 1999-2001 for 18 selected major birth defects. The findings indicated that 10 of the 18 defects affected more than 1,000 infants each year in the United States. The conditions with the highest prevalence included orofacial clefts, which affect approximately 6,800 infants annually, and Down syndrome, which affects approximately 5,500 infants annually.

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Title: Subtitle: Improved National Prevalence Estimates for 18 Selected Major Birth Defects-United States, 1999-2001
Creators: M A Canfield
T A Ramadhani
N Yuskiv
M J Davidoff
National Birth Defects Prevention Network
Contributors: Paul A Romitti (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Epidemiology
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, Vol.295(6), pp.618-620
DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.6.618
ISSN: 0098-7484
eISSN: 1538-3598
Publisher: American Medical Association
Language: English
Date published: 02/08/2006
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Biostatistics
Record Identifier: 9984214702402771

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