Assessing the prevalence of spina bifida and encephalocele in a Kenyan hospital from 2005–2010: implications for a neural tube defects surveillance system

INTRODUCTION: Neural tube defects such as anencephaly, spina bifida, and encephalocele are congenital anomalies of the central nervous system. Data on the prevalence of neural tube defects in Kenya are limited. This study characterizes and estimates the prevalence of spina bifida and encephalocele r...

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Autores principales: Githuku, Jane N, Azofeifa, Alejandro, Valencia, Diana, Ao, Trong, Hamner, Heather, Amwayi, Samuel, Gura, Zeinab, Omolo, Jared, Albright, Leland, Guo, Jing, Arvelo, Wences
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4473786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26113894
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.18.60.4070

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4473786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26113894
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.18.60.4070

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