Congenital abnormalities in Durgapur Steel Plant Hospital with special reference to neural tube defect
Duttachoudhury, A.; Pal, S.K.
Journal of the Indian Medical Association 95(5): 135 141
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5847 PMID: 9357258 Document Number: 474700
In a retrospective study of congenital abnormalities from January, 1991 to December, 1993 in Durgapur Steel Plant Hospital, a referral hospital covering wide industrial belt, the incidence of neural tube defects was detected remarkably high. It was revealed that increased incidence of neural tube defects was found in patients from low socio-economic status with gross nutritional deficiency and inadequate antenatal care.