| Literature DB >> 3354744 |
C Law1, M O Robertson, S R Panny, L M Wulff.
Abstract
Maryland law requires that all babies born with "sentinel birth defects" be reported to the State Department of Health, but mothers may deny consent for further contact. Consent was not strongly related to maternal age, race, or self-reported data on exposures, smoking, and drugs but was much less likely if the infant was dead. Selection bias in congenital malformations research may lead to underrepresentation of lethal defects, but self-reported data appear to be unbiased.Entities:
Keywords: Biomedical and Behavioral Research; Empirical Approach; Maryland Birth Defects Reporting and Information System (BDRIS)
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3354744 PMCID: PMC1349343 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.78.5.572
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Public Health ISSN: 0090-0036 Impact factor: 9.308