Profile of major congenital anomalies in the Dhahira region, Oman

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 106-111

  Patel, Prakash Kurubarahalli ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

^b NONE   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MALFORMATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

EID: 34249872983     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2007.106     Document Type: Article

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