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Prevalence and pattern of birth defects in a tertiary health facility in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria

OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the prevalence and pattern of congenital abnormalities that are peculiar to the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. METHODS: This is a descriptive retrospective cross-sectional study. It involved data from the labor ward and neonatal birth registers of the University of Port Harcour...

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Autores principales:	Abbey, Mkpe, Oloyede, Olufemi A, Bassey, Goddy, Kejeh, Benjamin M, Otaigbe, Barbara E, Opara, Peace I, Eneh, Austa U, Akani, Chris I
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2017
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5339003/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28280393 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S108905

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