Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 6s81R0x3. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Study objective-The objective of the study was to describe the epidemiology of neural tube defects (NTD) in the eastern region of Ireland using the EUROCAT register of congenital malformations. Design, setting and patients-EUROCAT registries monitor the prevalence of congenital anomalies in defined populations using multiple sources for case ascertainment. All cases of NTD on the Dublin EUROCAT register born between 1980 and 1994 were extracted and analysed. The crude birth prevalence rate for all NTD, spina bifida, anencephaly and encephalocoele were calculated for each year. Parameters measured were : sex ratio, stillbirth rate, proportion of low birth-weight babies (
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