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