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Congenital malformations among newborns admitted in the neonatal unit of a tertiary hospital in Enugu, South-East Nigeria - a retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Congenital abnormalities are not uncommon among newborns and contribute to neonatal and infant morbidity and mortality. The prevalence and pattern of presentation vary from place to place. Many a time the exact etiology is unknown but genetic and environmental factors tend to be implicat...

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Autores principales:	Obu, Herbert A, Chinawa, Josephat M, Uleanya, Nwachinemere D, Adimora, Gilbert N, Obi, Ikechukwu E
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2012
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3393607/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22472067 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-177

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