Anomalies associated with oesophageal atresia in Asians and Europeans

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 241-243

  Van Heurn, L W E ^a,b   Cheng, W ^a   De Vries, B ^b   Saing, H ^a   Jansen, N J G ^b   Kootstra, G ^b   Tam, P K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Associated anomalies; Oesophageal atresia; VACTERL association

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; DUODENUM ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ASIA; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 0036589663     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830100692     Document Type: Article

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