Prevalence and distribution of children with congenital heart diseases in the central Anatolian region, Turkey

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-243

  Başpinar, Osman ^a   Karaaslan, Sevim ^b   Oran, Bülent ^b   Baysal, Tamer ^b   Elmaci, A Midhat ^b   Yorulmaz, Alaaddin ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Echocardiography; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DOWN SYNDROME; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; TURKEY;

EID: 33750685958     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: 00414301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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