The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 6 , Pages 807-811 , June 2008

Increasing Prevalence of Gastroschisis: Population-based Study in California

  • Lan T. Vu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Lan T. Vu, MD, University of California, San Francisco, 513 Parnussus Ave, HSW 1601, San Francisco, CA 94143-0570.
    • ,
  • Kerilyn K. Nobuhara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA
    • ,
  • Cecile Laurent, MS

      Affiliations

    • March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, California Birth Defects Monitoring Program, Berkeley, CA.
    • ,
  • Gary M. Shaw, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, California Birth Defects Monitoring Program, Berkeley, CA.

Received 31 May 2007 ,Revised 23 October 2007 ,Accepted 29 November 2007.

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PII: S0022-3476(07)01133-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.11.037

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 6 , Pages 807-811 , June 2008

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