Evolution of surgical trends in congenital heart disease: A population based study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 285-292

  Grech, Victor ^a   Elliott, Martin J ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defects; Congenital heart defects, surgery; Congenital heart defects, trends; Databases, factual

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALTA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032582761     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(98)00236-8     Document Type: Article

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