Birth defects surveillance, epidemiology, and public health
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Public Health Practice of Population-Based Birth Defects Surveillance Programs in the United States.
CONTEXT Birth defects remain a leading cause of infant mortality in the United States and contribute substantially to health care costs and lifelong disabilities. State population-based surveillance systems have been established to monitor birth defects, yet no recent systematic examination of their efforts in the United States has been conducted. OBJECTIVE To understand the current populatio...
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ion Data analysis: Incidence rates Data use: Needs assessment, monitoring, service planning, case identification, grant proposals, education Monitoring: Yes Funding source: Title V and State general fund Staff: None, cooperative effort across programs Surveillance reports on file: Congenital Anomalies in 1991 Maternal and Child Health Assessment of Data Procedure manual: Additional information ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1542-0752
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.22872