The prevalence of congenital anomalies in Europe

H Dolk, M Loane, E Garne - Rare diseases epidemiology, 2010 - Springer
Abstract EUROCAT (European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies) is the network of
population-based registers of congenital anomaly in Europe, with a common protocol and …

[HTML][HTML] Valproic acid monotherapy in pregnancy and major congenital malformations

J Jentink, MA Loane, H Dolk, I Barisic… - … England Journal of …, 2010 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The use of valproic acid in the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with an
increased risk of spina bifida, but data on the risks of other congenital malformations are …

Paper 4: EUROCAT statistical monitoring: identification and investigation of ten year trends of congenital anomalies in Europe

M Loane, H Dolk, A Kelly, C Teljeur… - … Research Part A …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND As part of EUROCAT's surveillance of congenital anomalies in Europe, a
statistical monitoring system has been developed to detect recent clusters or long‐term (10 …

Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

CJL Murray, T Vos, R Lozano, M Naghavi, AD Flaxman… - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Measuring disease and injury burden in populations requires a composite
metric that captures both premature mortality and the prevalence and severity of ill-health …

Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

T Vos, AD Flaxman, M Naghavi, R Lozano, C Michaud… - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Non-fatal health outcomes from diseases and injuries are a crucial
consideration in the promotion and monitoring of individual and population health. The …

Congenital heart defects in Europe: prevalence and perinatal mortality, 2000 to 2005

H Dolk, M Loane, E Garne… - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—This study determines the prevalence of Congenital Heart Defects (CHD),
diagnosed prenatally or in infancy, and fetal and perinatal mortality associated with CHD in …

UK health performance: findings of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

CJL Murray, MA Richards, JN Newton, KA Fenton… - The lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background The UK has had universal free health care and public health programmes for
more than six decades. Several policy initiatives and structural reforms of the health system …

Recommendations from the SCPE collaborative group for defining and classifying cerebral palsy

C Cans, H Dolk, MJ Platt, A Colver - … medicine and child …, 2007 - search.proquest.com
Methods: Agreeing on classification: During the first 3 years of the network, a subgroup of
professionals, comprising child neuro-paediatricians, child rehabilitation doctors, and …

[HTML][HTML] Twenty-year trends in the prevalence of Down syndrome and other trisomies in Europe: impact of maternal age and prenatal screening

M Loane, JK Morris, MC Addor, L Arriola… - European Journal of …, 2013 - nature.com
This study examines trends and geographical differences in total and live birth prevalence of
trisomies 21, 18 and 13 with regard to increasing maternal age and prenatal diagnosis in …

Risk of congenital anomalies near hazardous-waste landfill sites in Europe: the EUROHAZCON study

H Dolk, M Vrijheid, B Armstrong, L Abramsky, F Bianchi… - The Lancet, 1998 - thelancet.com
Background Waste-disposal sites are a potential hazard to health. This study is a multicentre
case-control study of the risk of congenital anomalies associated with residence near …