Population-based birth defects data in the United States, 2008 to 2012: Presentation of state-specific data and descriptive brief on variability of prevalence

Affiliations

¹ National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Carter Consulting, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas.
⁴ National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Houston, Texas.
⁵ Florida Birth Defects Registry, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, Florida.
⁶ Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
⁷ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
⁸ Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

Cara T Mai et al. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2015 Nov.

. 2015 Nov;103(11):972-93.

doi: 10.1002/bdra.23461.

¹ National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Carter Consulting, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas.
⁴ National Birth Defects Prevention Network, Houston, Texas.
⁵ Florida Birth Defects Registry, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, Florida.
⁶ Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
⁷ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
⁸ Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

No abstract available

Keywords: birth defects; data variability; population-based; surveillance.

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