Prevalence of congenital anterior abdominal wall defects in the United Kingdom: comparison of regional registers

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Comparative Study

D H Stone et al. BMJ. 1998.

. 1998 Oct 24;317(7166):1118-9.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7166.1118.

¹ Paediatric Epidemiology and Community Health Unit, Department of Child Health, University of Glasgow Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SJ. D.H.Stone@clinmed.gla.ac.uk

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Congenital abdominal wall defects in the United Kingdom. Sources had different reporting patterns.
Clarke S, Dykes E, Chapple J, Abramsky L. Clarke S, et al. BMJ. 1999 Mar 13;318(7185):733. BMJ. 1999. PMID: 10074027 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Congenital abdominal wall defects in the United Kingdom. Analysis should be restricted to regional data.
Kilby M, Lander A, Tonks A, Wyldes M. Kilby M, et al. BMJ. 1999 Mar 13;318(7185):733. BMJ. 1999. PMID: 10215379 No abstract available.

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