American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 467-473.e1 , March 2009

National time trends in congenital heart defects, Denmark, 1977-2005

  • Nina Øyen, MD, DrMed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Center for Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
    • Department of Public Health and Primary Healthcare, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Nina Øyen, MD, DrMed, Department Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark.
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  • Gry Poulsen, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • ,
  • Heather A. Boyd, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Jan Wohlfahrt, MSc, DrMed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Peter K.A. Jensen, MD, DrMed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Genetics, Århus University Hospital, Århus, Denmark
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  • Mads Melbye, MD, DrMed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark

Received 22 September 2008 ,Accepted 23 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.10.017

American Heart Journal
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