title: High reported prevalence of congenital anomalies in a Scottish city.
abstract: The Glasgow Register of Congenital Anomalies reports the highest birth prevalence of congenital anomalies of all 18 participating centers in the EUROCAT project for the years 1980 to 1988. A high prevalence is found in most defect categories, with Glasgow in the top three places in the EUROCAT "league" in 7 of the 10 categories studied. While the high rate could reflect a high level of ascertainment, we have concluded that there is enough reason to be seriously concerned that the high Glasgow rate is a reflection of risk rather than methodology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, University of Glasgow.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dolk
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000453:epidemiology; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology