Birth prevalence of selected external structural birth defects at four hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2011-2012

Journal of Global Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Kishimba, Rogath Saika ^a   Mpembeni, Rose ^b   Mghamba, Janneth M ^a   Goodman, David ^c   Valencia, Diana ^c  

^a Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

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EID: 84981700387     PISSN: 20472978     EISSN: 20472986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.05.020411     Document Type: Article

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