scholarly journals Improved National Prevalence Estimates for 18 Selected Major Birth Defects--United States, 1999-2001

JAMA ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 295 (6) ◽  
pp. 618-620 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Birth Defects ◽  
Prevalence Estimates ◽  
National Prevalence

scholarly journals Birth Defects Surveillance in the United States: Challenges and Implications of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification Implementation

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adel Mburia-Mwalili ◽  
Wei Yang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Birth Defects ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Heart Defects ◽  
International Classification Of Diseases ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Prevalence Estimates ◽  
Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Surveillance Programs

Major birth defects are an important public health issue because they are the leading cause of infant mortality. The most common birth defects are congenital heart defects, neural tube defects, and Down syndrome. Birth defects surveillance guides policy development and provides data for prevalence estimates, epidemiologic research, planning, and prevention. Several factors influence birth defects surveillance in the United States of America (USA). These include case ascertainment methods, pregnancy outcomes, and nomenclature used for coding birth defects. In 2015, the nomenclature used by most birth defects surveillance programs in USA will change from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM. This change will have implications on birth defects surveillance, prevalence estimates, and tracking birth defects trends.

Updated national birth prevalence estimates for selected birth defects in the United States, 2004-2006

2010 ◽  
Vol 88 (12) ◽  
pp. 1008-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha E. Parker ◽  
Cara T. Mai ◽  
Mark A. Canfield ◽  
Russel Rickard ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Birth Defects ◽  
The United States ◽  
Birth Prevalence ◽  
Prevalence Estimates

scholarly journals Diagnosed Depression Among Medicare Home Health Patients: National Prevalence Estimates and Key Characteristics

2011 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 538-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huibo Shao ◽  
Timothy R. Peng ◽  
Martha L. Bruce ◽  
Yuhua Bao
Keyword(s):  
Home Health ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Prevalence Estimates ◽  
National Prevalence
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