The hidden mortality of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a 20-year review

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 317-320

  Brownlee, E M ^a   Howatson, A G ^a   Davis, C F ^a   Sabharwal, A J ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anomaly; Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Hidden mortality; Laterality; Postmortem

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION;

HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 60149085569     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.076     Document Type: Article

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