Influenza epidemics and anencephaly.
Year: 1990
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: To explore the postulated association between maternal influenza and congenital defects of the central nervous system, 14 virologically verified epidemics in Finland, 1969-82, were studied. Mothers of 248 anencephalic children were grouped into those whose first trimester had occurred during an epidemic period and those whose pregnancy had commenced during a non-epidemic period. No significant differences in prevalence of anencephaly were noted in these groups.
Authors: L Saxén, P C Holmberg, K Kurppa, E Kuosma, R Pyhälä
Institution: University of Helsinki
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2045110653