Seasonal variations in frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocele births in Cambodia: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 553-556

  Roux, Franck Emmanuel ^a,b   Oucheng, Ngiep ^c   Lauwers Cances, Valérie ^d   Draper, Louisa ^c   Cristini, Christelle ^d   Collogly, Jim ^c   Lauwers, Frédéric ^a,b  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

^b République Démocratique du Congo   (France)

^c Children's Surgical Centre at Kien Khleang   (Cambodia)

^d TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Epidemiology; Frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocele

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CHILD; ENCEPHALOMENINGOCELE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FRONTOETHMOIDAL MENINGOENCEPHALOCELE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; BIRTH RATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENCEPHALOCELE; ETHMOID BONE; FRONTAL BONE; MENINGOCELE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON;

BIRTH RATE; CAMBODIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALOCELE; ETHMOID BONE; FEMALE; FRONTAL BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENINGOCELE; SEASONS;

EID: 73349109835     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.7.PEDS08403     Document Type: Article

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