Neural tube defects in malaysia: Data from the malaysian national neonatal registry

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 338-342

  Boo, Nem Yun ^a   Cheah, Irene G S ^b   Thong, Meow Keong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; DISEASE REGISTRY; ENCEPHALOCOELE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREVALENCE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

MALAYSIA; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS;

FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; MALAYSIA; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84885092641     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmt026     Document Type: Article

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