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Determinants of Congenital Heart Defects Screening Among Children with Down Syndrome in Rwanda: A Qualitative Study

2025-11-05

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability worldwide, and its associated congenital heart defects (CHDs) are among the most prevalent and serious complications. Although screening for CHDs in children with DS is recommended within the first six weeks of life, many children experience delays or are not screened at all. Globally, research on...

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Literature Corpus work: ef548915-c398-5366-8d9d-f28b0f899761
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7591865/v1

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