The incidence and demographic of neural tube defects in Abu Dhabi. United Arab Emirates (1992-1999)

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 256-257

  Samson, G R ^a  

^a Abu Dhabi Health Services Company SEHA   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; NEWBORN;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0043136565     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/49.4.256     Document Type: Letter

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