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Congenital Abnormalities - Epidemiology
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Definition of 'Congenital Abnormalities'Malformations of organs or body parts during development in utero. Common names: Congenital Abnormalities; Abnormality, Congenital; Congenital Abnormality; Deformities; Deformity; Congenital Defects; Congenital Defect; Defect, Congenital; Defects, Congenital; Abnormalities, Congenital; Birth Defects; Birth Defect; Defect, Birth; Defects, Birth |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Reproductive outcomes in male childhood cancer survivors: a linked cancer-birth registry analysis.
29 Sep 2009 
OBJECTIVE: To compare the risk of reproductive and infant outcomes between male childhood cancer survivors and a population-based comparison group. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Four US regions. PARTICIPANTS: Cancer registries ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To compare birth outcomes among female survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer who subsequently bear children, relative to those of women without a history of cancer. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Four US regions. ... Read more...
5 Sep 2009 To evaluate the representativeness of controls in an ongoing, population-based, case-control study of birth defects in 10 centers across the United States, researchers compared 1997-2003 birth certificate data linked to selected controls (n = 6,681) ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Congenital Abnormalities - Epidemiology'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Reproductive outcomes in male childhood cancer survivors: a linked cancer-birth registry analysis. 29 Sep 2009
- Pregnancy outcomes in female childhood and adolescent cancer survivors: a linked cancer-birth registry analysis. 29 Sep 2009
- Control selection and participation in an ongoing, population-based, case-control study of birth defects: the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. 5 Sep 2009
- Regarding the need, or lack thereof, of a comparator group for pregnancy registries.
30 Aug 2009 - Was risk properly assessed in Carter, et al's safety assessment of tumor necrosis factor antagonists during pregnancy? 30 Aug 2009
- Multiple sclerosis, immunomodulators, and pregnancy outcome: a prospective observational study. 30 Aug 2009
- Challenges and priorities for surveillance of stillbirths: a report on two workshops. 30 Aug 2009
- Routine renal ultrasounds in children with congenital hypothyroidism: a premature conclusion? 30 Aug 2009
- Antenatal ultrasound and postnatal autopsy findings in terminations after 12 weeks' gestation due to fetal abnormality: population-based study in Western Norway, 1988-2002. 30 Aug 2009
- Serum levels of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate and pregnancy outcome. 17 Aug 2009
- Basic versus detailed sonography: what do we miss? 30 Jul 2009
- Termination of pregnancy due to fetal abnormalities performed after 23 weeks' gestation: analysis of indications in 144 cases from a single medical center. 22 Jul 2009
- Early pregnancy azathioprine use and pregnancy outcomes. 29 Jun 2009
- Measurements of birth defect prevalence: which is most useful as a comparator group for pharmaceutical pregnancy registries? 29 Jun 2009
- Maternal thyroid disease, thyroid medication use, and selected birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. 29 Jun 2009
- ATLANTIC DIP: pregnancy outcome for women with pregestational diabetes along the Irish Atlantic seaboard. 29 Jun 2009
- Delivery indications at late-preterm gestations and infant mortality rates in the United States. 29 Jun 2009
- The incidence of selected congenital malformations during a two-year period in Tehran, Iran. 29 Jun 2009
- Risk of birth defects increased in pregnancies conceived by assisted human reproduction. 4 Jun 2009
- Epidemiology of congenital anomalies in a population-based birth registry in Taiwan, 2002.
30 May 2009
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Technical information about 'Congenital Abnormalities'
Definition: Malformations of organs or body parts during development in utero.
Descriptor UI: D000013
Alternative terms: Congenital Abnormalities; Abnormality, Congenital; Congenital Abnormality; Deformities; Deformity; Congenital Defects; Congenital Defect; Defect, Congenital; Defects, Congenital; Abnormalities, Congenital; Birth Defects; Birth Defect; Defect, Birth; Defects, Birth;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C16.131;
History Note: 2008 (1963)
Technical Notes: general only: prefer /abnorm with specific anatomical term or specific animal: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.1; policy: Manual 23.20+