Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 666

Full Length Research Paper

The epidemiology of congenital heart diseases in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review

Amirah M. Alenezi1, Nada M Albawardi2, Anna Ali3, Mowafa S. Househ4 and Ashraf Elmetwally3*
1King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, Ministry of National Guard, Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2Prince Sultan Center for Special Education Support Services. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 3Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 4Department of Health informatics, Collage of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 09 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 04 June 2015
  •  Published: 31 July 2015

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