Racial differences by gestational age in neonatal deaths attributable to congenital heart defects-United States, 2003-2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 59, Issue 37, 2010, Pages 1208-1211

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ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTHER; NEGRO; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; PREMATURE BIRTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957269175     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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