Modeling the Age-Associated Decrease in Mortality Rate for Congenital Anomalies of the Central Nervous System Using WHO Metadata From Nine European Countries

Background: In humans, the mortality rate dramatically decreases with age after birth, and the causes of death change significantly during childhood. In the present study, we attempted to explain age-associated decreases in mortality for congenital anomalies of the central nervous system (CACNS), as...

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Main Authors: Josef Dolejs, Helena Homolkova, Petra Maresova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
age
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00585/full