A Summertime Peak of Down's Syndrome in Franklin County, Ohio
- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Vol. 140 (8) , 822-824
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1986.02140220104044
Abstract
• In June, July, and August of 1984, more Infants than usual were born with Down's syndrome in Franklin County, Ohio. A direct physician survey was done, and chromosome reports were reviewed, resulting In the Identification of 11 Infants with Down's syndrome born during that period. Using a ϰ2 analysis, the expected number of affected newborns was five, making the actual number of 11 significant. Although a summertime peak was observed, the yearly incidence of 1.09 per 1000 live births was within the expected range. (AJDC 1986;140:822-824)This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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