Cost-effectiveness of transaxillary muscle-sparing same-day operative closure of patent ductus arteriosus

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1281-1282

  Cetta, Frank ^a   Deleon, Serafin Y ^b   Roughneen, Patrick T ^b   Graham, Lynn C ^b   Lichtenberg, Robert C ^b   Bell, Timothy J ^b   Vitullo, Dolores A ^b   Fisher, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0030972711     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00103-3     Document Type: Article

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