title: Editorial utility of population-based birth defects surveillance for monitoring the health of infants and as a foundation for etiologic research.
authors.affiliation: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: March of Dimes Foundation, White Plains, New York.
authors.forename: Edward R B
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: McCabe
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology