Epidemiologic characteristics of phenotypically distinct neural tube defects among 0.7 million California births, 1983-1987.

doi:10.1002/tera.1420490210

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Epidemiologic characteristics of phenotypically distinct neural tube defects among 0.7 million California births, 1983-1987.

Teratology - 1 Feb 1994

Shaw G M, Jensvold N G, Wasserman C R, Lammer E J

Abstract excerpt

Isolated neural tube defects (NTDs) appear to have different risk factors compared to nonisolated NTDs. To extend those observations, we explored routinely collected child and parental characteristics as possible risk factors among isolated versus nonisolated NTD cases, among high versus low spin...

Topics

Abnormalities, Multiple
Anencephaly
California
Cohort Studies
Diseases in Twins
Ethnicity
Female
Fetal Death
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Maternal Age
Mexico
Mothers
Neural Tube Defects
Odds Ratio
Parity

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