Hydranencephaly in Malawian children

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 316-318

  Adeloye, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRANENCEPHALY; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRANENCEPHALY; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAWI; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034342893     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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