Prevalence of congenital heart disease in schoolchildren of sub-Saharan Africa, Mozambique

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 440-441

  Marijon, Eloi ^a,b,c   Tivane, Adriano ^b   Voicu, Sébastian ^c   Vilanculos, Alda ^b   Jani, Dinesh ^b   Ferreira, Beatriz ^b   Ou, Phalla ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b Instituto do Coracao Maputo   (Mozambique)

^c HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Developing countries; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33751247667     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.06.049     Document Type: Article

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