Epidemiology of congenital diaphragmatic hernia, Hawaii, 1987-1996.

dc.contributor.author Forrester, Mathias B.
dc.contributor.author Merz, Ruth D.
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dc.date.issued 1998-08
dc.description.abstract Congenital diaphragmatic hernias (CDHs) in Hawaii between 1987 and 1996 were examined with data from a birth defects surveillance system. There were 51 cases of CDH (prevalence 2.45 per 10,000 births). Forty-nine percent of livebirths survived, an increase over the rate reported in Hawaii in 1975-1982. These results are similar to those reported by other population-based studies.
dc.identifier.issn 0017-8594
dc.identifier.pubmed 9753831
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10524/53957
dc.language.iso eng
dc.subject.mesh Adult
dc.subject.mesh Female
dc.subject.mesh Follow-Up Studies
dc.subject.mesh Hawaii/epidemiology
dc.subject.mesh Hernia, Diaphragmatic/epidemiology
dc.subject.mesh Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
dc.subject.mesh Humans
dc.subject.mesh Incidence
dc.subject.mesh Infant, Newborn
dc.subject.mesh Male
dc.subject.mesh Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh Prevalence
dc.subject.mesh Retrospective Studies
dc.subject.mesh Sex Factors
dc.subject.mesh Survival Rate/trends
dc.title Epidemiology of congenital diaphragmatic hernia, Hawaii, 1987-1996.
dc.type Article
dc.type.dcmi Text
prism.number 8
prism.pagerange 586-9
prism.publicationname Hawaii Medical Journal
prism.volume 57
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