Prevalence of Down Syndrome Among Children and Adolescents in 10 Regions of the United States

2009257 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Mikyong Shin · National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Lilah M. Besser

James E. Kucik · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Chengxing Lu · Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Csaba Siffel · National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Adolfo Correa · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

the Congenital Anomaly Multistate Prevalence and Survival (CAMPS) Collaborative

Abstract

This study provides prevalence estimates of DS among children and adolescents from 10 US regions. These estimates varied according to region, race/ethnicity, and gender, suggesting possible variation in prevalence at birth or in survival rates on the basis of these characteristics.

Topics & Keywords

Down syndrome and intellectual disability research Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 124, Issue 6, pp. 1565-1571

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0745

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