Respiratory Syncytial Viral Infection in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 307, Issue 7, 1982, Pages 397-400

  Macdonald, Noni E ^a   Hall, Caroline Breese ^a   Suffin, Stephen C ^a   Alexson, Chloe ^a   Harris, Peter J ^a   Manning, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS; HEART; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0019967024     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198208123070702     Document Type: Article

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