Cent Eur J Public Health 2014, 22(4):287-290 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4201

National Registry of Congenital Anomalies of the Czech Republic: Commemorating 50 Years of the Official Registration

Antonín Šípek1,2,3, Vladimír Gregor1,2, Jiří Horáček1,4, Antonín Šípek Jr.1,5
1 Department of Medical Genetics, Thomayer Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
2 Department of Medical Genetics, Pronatal Sanatorium, Prague, Czech Republic
3 Department of General Biology and Genetics, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
4 Gennet, Centre for Foetal Medicine and Reproductive Genetics, Prague, Czech Republic
5 Institute of Medical Biology and Genetics, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

Keywords: congenital anomalies, surveillance, teratogens, ICBDSR, EUROCAT, rare diseases

Received: November 4, 2014; Revised: November 24, 2014; Accepted: November 24, 2014; Published: December 1, 2014  Show citation

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Šípek A, Gregor V, Horáček J, Šípek A. National Registry of Congenital Anomalies of the Czech Republic: Commemorating 50 Years of the Official Registration. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2014;22(4):287-290. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a4201. PubMed PMID: 25622491.
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