Management of the child with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and supra ventricular tachycardia: model for cost effectiveness

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1320-1326

  Garson, Arthur ^a,c   Kanter, Ronald J ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Morbidity; Mortality; Outcomes research; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0030704695     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb01024.x     Document Type: Article

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