Anencephalus in the Oxford Record Linkage Study area / Jean FEDRICK in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 18-5 (October 1976)

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopmental Medicine & Child Neurology > 18-5 (October 1976) . - p.643-656 Titre : Anencephalus in the Oxford Record Linkage Study area Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Jean FEDRICK, Auteur Année de publication : 1976 Article en page(s) : p.643-656 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The incidence of anencephalus in the largely rural areas of Oxfordshire and west Berkshire from 1965 to 1972 was ascertained from the files of the Oxford Record Linkage Study as 1-49 per 1000 total births. There was little variation within the area, but there was a marked increase in incidence over the eight years of the study. There was a slight seasonal variation, with an excess of conceptions in the first two quarters of the year, a slight excess of births to primiparous women and to women aged between 20 and 24 years. There was an increase in incidence with falling social class, with a significant excess of fathers who were printers, painters and decorators, transport drivers or in the armed forces. Among 115 siblings, 11 (9-6 per cent) had defects of the central nervous system, and the incidence of anencephalus among twins was twice as high as expected. Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=465 [article] Anencephalus in the Oxford Record Linkage Study area [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Jean FEDRICK, Auteur . - 1976 . - p.643-656. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology > 18-5 (October 1976) . - p.643-656 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The incidence of anencephalus in the largely rural areas of Oxfordshire and west Berkshire from 1965 to 1972 was ascertained from the files of the Oxford Record Linkage Study as 1-49 per 1000 total births. There was little variation within the area, but there was a marked increase in incidence over the eight years of the study. There was a slight seasonal variation, with an excess of conceptions in the first two quarters of the year, a slight excess of births to primiparous women and to women aged between 20 and 24 years. There was an increase in incidence with falling social class, with a significant excess of fathers who were printers, painters and decorators, transport drivers or in the armed forces. Among 115 siblings, 11 (9-6 per cent) had defects of the central nervous system, and the incidence of anencephalus among twins was twice as high as expected. Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=465

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