Congenital Heart Disease in Nigerian Children: A Multicenter Echocardiographic Study

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 172-176

  Sadoh, Wilson E ^a   Uzodimma, Chinyere C ^b   Daniels, Queennette ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b Lagoon Hospital Lagos   (Nigeria)

^c ZANKLI MEDICAL CENTRE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

children; congenital heart disease; congenital heart surgery; multicenter

Indexed keywords

CHILDREN; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY; MULTICENTER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTOPULMONARY SEPTAL DEFECT; ARTERIAL TRUNK; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; COR TRIATRIATUM; CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE; DEXTROCARDIA; DOWN SYNDROME; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EISENMENGER COMPLEX; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIGERIAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUBELLA; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84913606053     PISSN: 21501351     EISSN: 21500136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150135112474026     Document Type: Article

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