Announcement: World Birth Defects Day — March 3, 2017

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Description:
  Every year, approximately 3%-6% of infants Worldwide are born with a serious birth defect (1-5). Birth defects can affect an infant regardless of birthplace, race, or ethnicity. In many countries, birth defects are among the leading causes of death for infants and young children (6). Those who survive and live with these conditions are at an increased risk for lifelong disabilities.
• Subjects:
  Anniversaries And Special Events Announcement Congenital Abnormalities Global Health Humans Infant
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 66(7):195.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr6607a4
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  28231237
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5657849
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  World Birth Defects Day
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e3cc50b91218e93a146a3099145e13ed5dcc2ec321236554665610fc626949b02338937098385d5eb8f9f05b786a9b8d90a2cb07e0106cabc48de7f2ca12d4e1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/55717/cdc_55717_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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