Epidemiological surveillance of birth defects compatible with thalidomide embryopathy in Brazil.

Epidemiological surveillance of birth defects compatible with thalidomide embryopathy in Brazil.

The thalidomide tragedy of the 1960s resulted in thousands of children being born with severe limb reduction defects (LRD), among other malformations. In Brazil, there are still babies born with thalidomide embryopathy (TE) because of leprosy prevalence, availability of thalidomide, and deficiencies...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Sales Luiz Vianna, Jorge S Lopez-Camelo, Júlio César Louguercio Leite, Maria Teresa Vieira Sanseverino, Maria da Graça Dutra, Eduardo E Castilla, Lavínia Schüler-Faccini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3130769?pdf=render

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