title: [Research on teratogenic risks using a register of congenital malformations].
abstract: Etiologic research in the field of congenital malformations, besides specific difficulties, meets the usual methodologic problems in the study of uncommon phenomena. In this situation, registries may be valuable tools due to their specific way of functioning. They appear optimal for an urgent evaluation of an environmental risk. Due to the material available, they are also efficient for analytic research, especially in the frame of international collaboration. This etiological approach, which is not the primary aim of registries of congenital malformations, seems indeed a supplementary contribution to take into account in a cost/benefit evaluation of the epidemiological instrument.
authors.affiliation: INSERM, U 149, Paris.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goujard
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology*; D004777:Environment; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007391:International Cooperation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013723:Teratogens
chemical_list: D013723:Teratogens
vernacular_title: la recherche de risques tératogènes à partir de registres de malformations congénitales.