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Original Article

Prevalence of neural tube defect pregnancies in China and the impact of gestational age of the births from 2006 to 2008: a hospital-based study

Jun ZhuNational Center for Birth Defects Monitoring, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Xiaohong LiNational Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Yanping WangNational Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Dezhi MuPediatric Department, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Li DaiNational Center for Birth Defects Monitoring, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Guangxuan ZhouNational Center for Birth Defects Monitoring, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Qi LiNational Center for Birth Defects Monitoring, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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He WangObstetric and Gynecologic Department, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. China
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Juan LiangNational Office for Maternal and Child Health Surveillance, Chengdu, Sichuan, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 1730-1734 | Received 22 Nov 2011, Accepted 23 Jan 2012, Published online: 12 Mar 2012

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