Genetic analysis of lethal congenital malformations causing perinatal mortality at Nizwa Hospital, Oman

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-243

  Sawardekar, Kiran P ^a  

^a NIZWA HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Genetic Analysis; Lethal congenital malformations; Oman

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSANGUINITY; EDUCATION; FERTILITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; LETHALITY; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; OMAN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ABNORMALITIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; OMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4544235190     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2004.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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