Heart failure in Nigerian children

Cardiology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 18-22

  Oyedeji, O A ^a   Oluwayemi, I O ^b   Oyedeji, A T ^c   Okeniyi, J A ^d   Fadero, F F ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b University Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d Wesley Guild Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Childhood; Good recovery; Heart failure; Hospitalization; Nigeria; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO;

EID: 79955551635     PISSN: 18118194     EISSN: 19936117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/tcard.2010.18.22     Document Type: Article

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