title: Introduction: birth defect surveillance in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Division of Birth Defects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Erickson
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical / Q000266:history; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology