Ventricular septal defects at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu: a review of echocardiogram records

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-161

  Ejim, E C ^a   Ike, S O ^a   Anisiuba, B C ^a   Onwubere, B J C ^a   Ikeh, V O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diagnostic techniques; Congenital heart defects; Echocardiography; Heart disease; Nigeria; Ventricular septal defects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NIGERIA; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 58149279050     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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