Epidemiology of gastroschisis in metropolitan Atlanta, 1968 through 2000

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Authors

Laura Williams · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

James E. Kucik · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Clinton J. Alverson · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Richard S. Olney · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Adolfo Correa · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract

An increase in the rate of gastroschisis was observed in the mid-1970s, but no temporal trend has been observed since that time. In light of recent reports of an increasing prevalence of gastroschisis in the United States, continued monitoring of this birth defect is warranted.

Topics & Keywords

Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery Urological Disorders and Treatments Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volume 73, Issue 3, pp. 177-183

DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20114

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