Coil occlusion versus conventional surgical closure of potent ductus arteriosus

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1283-1285

  Singh, Tajinder P ^a   Morrow, W Robert ^a   Walters, Henry L ^a   Vitale, Nickolas A ^a   Hakimi, Mehdi ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0030972712     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00104-5     Document Type: Article

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