Causes of death in children with congenital anomalies up to age 10 in eight European countries

• Main Authors: Mika Gissler (Author), Maria Loane (Author), Ingeborg Barisic (Author), Hermien E K de Walle (Author), Miriam Gatt (Author), Kari Klungsoyr (Author), Anna Pierini (Author), Anke Rissmann (Author), Oscar Zurriaga (Author), Diana G Wellesley (Author), Clara Cavero-Carbonell (Author), Olatz Mokoroa (Author), Judith Rankin (Author), Ester Garne (Author), Sue Jordan (Author), Anna Heino (Author), Michele Santoro (Author), Alessio Coi (Author), Joan Morris (Author), Svetlana V Glinianaia (Author), Elisa Ballardini (Author), Joachim Tan (Author), Abigail Reid (Author), Stine Kjaer Urhoj (Author), Lyubov Yevtushok (Author), Diana Akhmedzhanova (Author), Joanne Given (Author), Amanda Julie Neville (Author), Amaia Aizpurua (Author), Renee Lutke (Author), Daniel S Thayer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background Congenital anomalies (CAs) increase the risk of death during infancy and childhood. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of using death certificates to estimate the burden of CAs on mortality for children under 10 years old.Methods Children born alive with a major CA between 1 Januar...