Practitioner reporting of birth defects in children born following assisted reproductive technology: Does it still have a role in surveillance of birth defects?
Author(s) -
Michèle Hansen,
Elizabeth Sullivan,
A. M. Jequier,
Paul Burton,
S. M. Junk,
John L. Yovich,
Carol Bower
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/del384
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , assisted reproductive technology , live birth , pediatrics , pregnancy , biology , infertility , genetics
National assisted reproductive technology (ART) data collections that rely on practitioners' reports of birth defects have consistently reported lower proportions of children with birth defects than record linkage studies that link ART infants to birth and malformation registers.
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