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Mortality Among Individuals With Spina Bifida

JAMA Pediatrics 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.2706

July 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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Corresponding Author: Jonathan Castillo, MD, MPH, Division of Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Nebraska Hospital/University of Nebraska Medical Center, 8200 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68114 (joncastillo@childrensnebraska.org).

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