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P Banister

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PubMed1985

The child health record and its uses for epidemiological purposes.

The lack of correlation between the disabling conditions found in the school-age children and the congenital anomalies identified at birth has been discussed. It has been suggested that more emphasis be given to identifying disabling conditions in older children which require research into prevention. A child Health Record/Carnet de Santé de l'Enfant kept by the parents is suggested as a way of identifying and studying disabling conditions in children.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1977

An epidemiological study of congenital reduction deformities of the limbs.

A retrospective study that was undertaken to determine why more infants had been born with congenital reduction deformities of the limbs is reported. The increase was detected by the Congenital Anomaly Surveillance System in 1969. Ninety-three infants born in Alberta and British Columbia in 1969-71 with congenital reduction deformities were matched with 93 normal infants and 93 infants with congenital malformations of a different type. The mothers of all infants were interviewed to obtain information on factors thought relevant to the establishment of a causal relationship. Although there were some significant differences between cases and normaland/or abnormal controls, this number of differences might have been expected by chance. No single causal relationship was established.

Alberta↗
PubMed1970

Congenital malformations: preliminary report of an investigation of reduction deformities of the limbs, triggered by a pilot surveillance system.

A brief account is given of a pilot study-surveillance system of congenital anomalies. The steps taken to investigate a suspected increase in the numbers of infants born with reduction deformities of the limbs are described. Information is presented concerning 35 infants with reduction deformities of the limbs and other deformities born in four provinces during 1969. The importance of accurate reporting of all congenital malformations on vital statistics documents and on hospital records is emphasized. It is concluded that: (1) The pilot study-surveillance system is capable of demonstrating changes in incidences of anomalies and of initiating follow-up studies within a reasonable length of time; and (2) The information collected on these 35 patients, while not sufficient to establish the etiology of the anomalies, does suggest that no currently recognized factor has been identified for the majority of these cases and that there is a great need for further detailed investiation of possible etiological factors.

Abnormalities, Drug-Induced↗