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Amelia and phocomelia represent severe limb reduction defects. Specific epidemiologic data on these defects are scarce. We conducted a descriptive analysis of prevalence data in Finland during 1993–2008 to clarify… Click to show full abstract
Amelia and phocomelia represent severe limb reduction defects. Specific epidemiologic data on these defects are scarce. We conducted a descriptive analysis of prevalence data in Finland during 1993–2008 to clarify the epidemiology nationwide in a population‐based register study. We hypothesized that increasing maternal age would affect the total prevalence of each disorder.
Keywords:
finland;
amelia phocomelia;
population based;
nationwide population;
study
Journal Title: Birth Defects Research
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: Birth Defects Research
Year Published: 2022
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