[Upper Austria model study to assess the prevalence and incidence of congenital abnormalities].
Among the 15.998 live births recorded in Upper Austria in the year 1985, a representative malformation rate of 1.79, respectively a representative incidence of 17.94 in 1000 live births is reported. The incidences of characteristic malformations and of single malformations combined in malformation groups are determined. An instrument of investigation, especially developed for and successfully used in this examination in form of an illustrated questionnaire is introduced.
D001317:Austria; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000002:abnormalities; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn
Modellstudie Oberösterreich Zur Ermittlung der Häufigkeit und Inzidenz angeborener Fehlbildungen.