Contribution of Congenital Anomalies to Neonatal Mortality Rates in Malta

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 401-406

  Gatt, Miriam ^a   England, Kathleen ^a   Grech, Victor ^b   Calleja, Neville ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Malta)

^b MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

Author keywords

anomalies; birth defects; neonatal mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MALTA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; TREND STUDY; CONGENITAL DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; INDUCED ABORTION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MORTALITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTER; STILLBIRTH; TRENDS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALTA; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTRIES; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84938990945     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12206     Document Type: Article

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