Genital abnormalities and groin hernias in elementary-school children in Aqaba: An epidemiological study

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 293-298

  Al Abbadi, K ^a   Smadi, S A ^a  

^a KING HUSSEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EDUCATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL HERNIA; JORDAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABNORMALITIES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; GENITALIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JORDAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034158124     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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