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J Epidemiol Community Health 2009;63:66 doi:10.1136/jech.2009.096727n
  • Friday 11 September, Parallel session C
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Twenty-year survival of children born with congenital anomalies: a population-based study

  1. P. Tennant1,
  2. M. Pearce1,
  3. M. Bythell2,
  4. J. Rankin1,2
  1. 1
    Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
  2. 2
    Regional Maternity Survey Office, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

      Objective

      To estimate the survival, up to age 20 years, for a range of congenital anomaly groups and subtypes.

      Design

      Population-based registry (Northern Congenital Abnormality Survey, NorCAS).

      Setting

      The former Northern Region of England (the area extending from North Cumbria to the Tees area and up to the Scottish border), a geographically distinct area with a stable population of three million, and approximately 35 000 deliveries per year.

      Participants

      13 738 individuals with at …

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