Impact of the Gulf war on congenital heart diseases in Kuwait

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 157-162

  Abushaban, L ^a,b   Al Hay, A ^a   Uthaman, B ^a   Salama, A ^a   Selvan, J ^a  

^a Chest Diseases Hospital Kuwait   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Gulf War and environmental pollution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KUWAIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAR;

EID: 1242272205     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(03)00193-1     Document Type: Article

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