Congenital chest wall deformities

Current Problems in Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 469-542

  Shamberger, Robert C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030163057     PISSN: 00113840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0011-3840(96)80005-0     Document Type: Article

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