Incidence and prevalence of congenital anomalies in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

In the absence of robust data from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), most disease burden estimates and related resource allocation choices are based on historic Northern demographics. We hypothesize that significant discrepancies exist between directly reported LMIC data and surrogate high-income country (HIC) disease burden estimates of correctible congenital anomalies.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery - February 18, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Asra Toobaie, Yasmine Yousef, Saba Balvardi, Etienne St-Louis, Robert Baird, Elena Guadagno, Dan Poenaru Source Type: research