Crossing birth and mortality data as a clue for prevalence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in Sao Paulo State: A cross sectional study

• Main Authors: Victoria Oliveira Maia (Author), Eduardo Pavarino (Author), Leandro Tonderys Guidio (Author), João Paulo Dias de Souza (Author), Rodrigo Ruano (Author), Augusto Frederico Schmidt (Author), Amaury Lelis Dal Fabbro (Author), Lourenço Sbragia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a severe embryological defect that causes pulmonary hypoplasia and hypertension. The prevalence and mortality rate of CDH varies around the world and little information is available about CDH in Latin America. Our aim was to estimate the...