Incidence and Determinants of Birth Defects and Enzyme Deficiencies among Live Births in Oman : A review of the 2005 National Register

Incidence and Determinants of Birth Defects and Enzyme Deficiencies among Live Births in Oman : A review of the 2005 National Register

Objectives: In 2003, the Omani Ministry of Health Child Health Care Program initiated a national Birth Defects (BD) Register. This paper reviews the magnitude and risk factors of birth defects in children born and registered in 2005 using data from the BD Register. Methods: Pediatricians and neonato...

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Main Authors: Rajiv Khandekar, Yasmin Jaffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2010-04-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Subjects:
birth defects
congenital anomalies
oman.
Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1448

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