Prevalence of congenital heart disease in Iran: A clinical study

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 547-552

  Rahim, Fakher ^a   Ebadi, A ^b   Saki, G ^a   Remazani, A ^b  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ahwaz; Congenital Heart Diseases; Epidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EBSTEIN ANOMALY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PULMONARY VALVE ATRESIA; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; PULMONARY VEIN MALFORMATION;

EID: 60249091713     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2008.547.552     Document Type: Article

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