Echocardiographic analysis of valvular heart diseases over one decade in Nigeria

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1214-1218

  Ike, S O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diagnostic techniques; Echocardiography; Heart disease; Nigeria; Valvular heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; NIGERIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY VALVE DISEASE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SEX RATIO; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54949157359     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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