title: Introduction: birth defects surveillance in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Birth Defects and Genetics Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Erickson
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology