Epidemiology of external birth defects in neonates in South western Nigeria

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-30

  Bakare, T I B ^a   Sowande, O A ^b   Adejuyigbe, O O ^b   Chinda, Y ^c   Usang, U E ^d  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b Obafemi Awolowo University   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Epidemiology; Neonates; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; NIGERIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 73349114002     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.48572     Document Type: Article

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