title: Diaphragmatic hernia in Avon.
abstract: A study of diaphragmatic hernia in Avon suggests that the incidence of this malformation is increasing. The incidence in Avon from 1974 to 1977 was 0.54 per 1000 births, higher than any previously published figure for the incidence of diaphragmatic hernia.
mesh_terms: D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000002:abnormalities; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012744:Sex Ratio