Abstract:Introduction: Population-level changes in microcephaly incidence risk (IR) could signal circulation of neurotropic pathogens or potential emerging teratogen exposure. Methods: In this retrospective population cohort study, we estimated the IR of hospitalizations with a microcephaly ICD-9-CM discharge diagnosis code among infants ≤1 year over a 15-year period (1999-2013) using the Electronic Health Record (EHR) database from all hospital discharges in California from the Office of Statewide Hospital Planning a… Show more
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