Spina bifida in Saudi Arabia: Is consanguinity among the parents a risk factor?

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 10-12

  Murshid, Waleed R ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Consanguinity; Epidemiology; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX RATIO; SPINA BIFIDA;

EID: 0034085109     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028890     Document Type: Article

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