[The incidence and prevalence of malformation syndromes]

P Mastroiacovo; G Zampino; L Botto; M A Serafini

[The incidence and prevalence of malformation syndromes]

Pediatr Med Chir. 1993 May-Jun:15 Suppl 1:3-9.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

P Mastroiacovo¹, G Zampino, L Botto, M A Serafini

Affiliation

¹ Servizio di Epidemiologia e Clinica dei Difetti Congeniti, Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli di Roma, Italia.

PMID: 8415193

Abstract

Data on the real incidence and prevalence of malformation syndromes are very scarce. The authors suggest the creation of "ad hoc" registers to improve the knowledge of these syndromes.

Publication types

English Abstract
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Confidence Intervals
Congenital Abnormalities / epidemiology*
Fetal Diseases / epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Prevalence
Registries
Syndrome