Operation open heart 1995: Lessons learned and thoughts for the future

Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal

Volumn , Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 157-167

  Millane, Teri ^a   Vince, John ^b   Gale, Alan ^c   Nunn, Graham ^a   Lee, Russell ^d   Hawker, Richard ^e  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^c SYDNEY ADVENTIST HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d 393 Medical Centre   (Australia)

^e IDP Education Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEW GUINEA; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0031215412     PISSN: 00311480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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