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. 2011 Jul 6;6(7):e21735. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021735

Table 1. Number of newborns with TEP and BPR in the period of 1982–1999 by Poisson distribution.

Region TEP Births BPR CI 95%
Northeast 22 155,784 1.41 0.90–2.10
Southeast 94 423,261 2.22 1.80–2.80
South 36 214,132 1.68 1.20–2.30
Total 152 793,177 1.92 1.60–2.20

Footnote: TEP: thalidomide embryopathy phenotype; BPR: birth prevalence rate; BPR per ten thousand births.