This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Christina Seifert, MD; Annemarie Sommer, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1986;140(8):822-824.

Abstract
• In June, July, and August of 1984, more Infants than usual were born with Down's syndrome in Franklin County, Ohio. A direct physician survey was done, and chromosome reports were reviewed, resulting In the Identification of 11 Infants with Down's syndrome born during that period. Using a ² analysis, the expected number of affected newborns was five, making the actual number of 11 significant. Although a summertime peak was observed, the yearly incidence of 1.09 per 1000 live births was within the expected range.

(AJDC 1986;140:822-824)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Pediatrics (Drs Seifert and Sommer) and the Division of Genetics (Dr Sommer), The Ohio State University and Children's Hospital, Columbus.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 6, 1986.

Reprint requests to 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205 (Dr Sommer).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

Summer Birth and the Deficit Syndrome of Schizophrenia
Kirkpatrick et al.
Am. J. Psychiatry 1998;155:1221-1226.
ABSTRACT | FULL TEXT