Congenital malformations in Ecuadorian children: Urgent need to create a National Registry of Birth Defects

Application of Clinical Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 29-39

  González Andrade, Fabricio ^a   López Pulles, Ramiro ^b  

^a HOSPITAL METROPOLITANO   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Birth defects surveillance; Congenital malformations; Database; Ecuador; Epidemiology; Genetics; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DOWN SYNDROME; ECUADOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNILATERAL CLEFT LIP;

EID: 77953377818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1178704X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/tacg.s8794     Document Type: Article

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