Trends in presentation of congenital heart disease in a population-based study in Malta

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 881-887

  Grech, Victor ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Malta)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defects; Diagnosis, Congenital heart defects; Presentation, Congenital heart defects; Statistics and numerical data; Trends, Referral and Consultation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CYANOSIS; FALLOT TETRALOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALTA; POPULATION RESEARCH;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALTA; PEDIATRICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0033451438     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007620721331     Document Type: Article

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