Incidence, types, geographical distribution, and risk factors of congenital anomalies in Al-Ramadi Maternity and Children's Teaching Hospital, Western Iraq

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 979-989

  Al Ani, Zaid R ^a   Al Haj, Shaker A ^b   Al Ani, Muhammad M ^a   Al Dulaimy, Khamees M ^b   Al Maraie, Ayad Kh ^b   Al Ubaidi, Belal Kh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANBAR   (Iraq)

^b Department of Pediatrics Al Ramadi Maternity and Children's Teaching Hospital   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EAR MALFORMATION; EYE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MALFORMATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAQ; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM MALFORMATION; NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY TRACT MALFORMATION; RISK FACTOR; SKIN MALFORMATION; STILLBIRTH; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAQ; MALE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84877998985     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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