Establishment of the Philippine birth defects surveillance

Acta Medica Philippina

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 12-29

  David Padilla, Carmencita ^a,b   Cutiongco de la Paz, Eva Maria ^a,b   Cavan, Barbra Charina V ^c   Abarquez, Conchita G ^d   Sur, Aster Lynn D ^b   Sales, Rommel I ^b   Posecion, Edgar Winston C ^e   Orbillo, Lita L ^f   Basilio, Juanita A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^c The Children's Genetic Center   (Philippines)

^d Southern Philippines Medical Center   (Philippines)

^e WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^f NONE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Congenital anomalies; Congenital malformations; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860619152     PISSN: 00016071     EISSN: 20949278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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