Spina bifida cystica in northern Nigeria
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O. A. Mabogunje
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Article
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1990
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Springer
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English
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At the Ahmadu Bello University Hospitals in northern Nigeria 152 boys and 160 girls with spina bifida cystica were registered from 1971 to 1985. Only 21% of the patients were registered at the hospital within 24 h of birth; 90% had been delivered at home and without antenatal care. The malformation