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Prevalence of neural tube defects in Cape Town, South Africa
1 Sept 1994
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to document the frequency of neural tube defects (NTD) over a 20-year period in Cape Town and to determine the effects of race, gender, maternal age, parity and season of conception on the prevalence. Multiple sources of ascertainment were used, including all maternity hospital records, neurosurgical and spinal defects clinic data, as well as those from the Human Genetics Department and...
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