Centralization of pediatric heart surgery in Sweden

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 353-357

  Lundstrom N R ^a   Berggren, H ^b   Bjorkhem G ^a   Jogi P ^a   Sunnegardh J ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Centralization; Congenital heart surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRALIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MORTALITY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; SWEDEN;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SWEDEN; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 0033946241     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002460010079     Document Type: Article

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