Spatial variability of gastroschisis in Canada, 2006–2011: An exploratory analysis

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Public Health
• Main Authors: Bassil, Kate L., Yang, Junmin, Arbour, Laura, Moineddin, Rahim, Brindle, Mary E., Hazell, Emily, Skarsgard, Erik D.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Springer International Publishing 2016
• Subjects: Quantitative Research; British Columbia; Canada; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Prince Edward Island
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6972289/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27348112; https://doi.org/10.17269/cjph.107.5084

OBJECTIVES: Gastroschisis is a serious birth defect of the abdominal wall that is associated with mortality and significant morbidity. Our understanding of the factors causing this defect is limited. The objective of this paper is to describe the geographic variation in incidence of gastroschisis an...