Natural history of ventricular septal defects in Nigerian children

SAJCH South African Journal of Child Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-19

  Sadoh, Wilson E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MURMUR; HEART SIZE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TACHYPNEA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953386163     PISSN: 19943032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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