Congenital malformations at a referral hospital in Gorgan, Islamic Republic of Iran

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 707-715

  Golalipour, M J ^a   Ahmadpour Kacho, M ^b   Vakili, M A ^a  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NEWBORN; PATIENT REFERRAL; RECORDING; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES; BIRTH RATE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSANGUINITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; IRAN; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 33646205646     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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