Incidence of congenital heart disease in Qatari children

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-22

  Robida, Andrej ^a   Folger, Gordon M ^a   Hajar, Hajar A ^a  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Qatar

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; QATAR;

FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QATAR;

EID: 0030754141     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(97)00067-3     Document Type: Article

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