Birth Defects and Disabilities
A Public Health Issue for the 21st Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11030106 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Coleen A Boyle (Coleen A. Boyle and José F. Cordero are with the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.), Jose F Cordero (0000-0002-0564-6391, Coleen A. Boyle and José F. Cordero are with the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1884-1886 |
| Publication date | 2005-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2005.067181 |
| PMID | 16195507 |
| PMCID | PMC1449452 |
| OpenAlex | W2121757591 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
The 20th century witnessed great advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of birth defects and developmental disabilities and in the quality of life and life expectancy in people living with disabilities. Through newborn screening, early recognition and treatment of phenyl-ketonuria and other metabolic disorders has led to the prevention of mental retardation.1 The development of new surgical techniques and clinical management of selected birth defects, such as congenital heart disease, spina bifida, and Down syndrome, has resulted in marked increases in survival of children and adults with these conditions.2,3 Similarly, people living with disabilities have experienced improvements in life expectancy; in the first half of the 20th century, life expectancy for a person with a spinal cord injury was about 14 months; by the end of the century, that rate rose to 46.2 years.4 The Children’s Health Act of 20005 recognized the relevance of those public health issues with the creation of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That act effectively raised the visibility and scope of successful programs developed since the 1970s at the CDC that were devoted to the prevention of birth defects and developmental disabilities and the promotion of health and wellness in those people living with disabilities. This issue of the Journal is an important step toward recognizing the accomplishments and future challenges of this emerging public health field
Environmental health · Life expectancy · Population · Public health · Down syndrome and intellectual disability research · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Nursing · Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics · Psychology · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2024 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |