Prevalence of congenital malformations in Cross River and Akwa Ibom states of Nigeria from 1980-2003

Congenital Anomalies

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 167-170

  Ekanem, Theresa B ^a   Okon, Doris E ^a   Akpantah, Amabe O ^a   Mesembe, Otu E ^a   Eluwa, Mokutima A ^a   Ekong, Moses B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Congenital malformation; Hospital; Newborn; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOWN SYNDROME; EAR MALFORMATION; EYE MALFORMATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAW MALFORMATION; LIP MALFORMATION; LUNG MALFORMATION; NIGERIA; PALATE MALFORMATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON MALFORMATION; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL ABNORMALITIES; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ANUA;

EID: 55349105494     PISSN: 09143505     EISSN: 17414520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2008.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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