Effect of center volume on outcome of ventricular septal defect closure and arterial switch operation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1259-1263

  Scott, William A ^a,b   Fixler, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CENTER; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRISOMY 21;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS;

EID: 0035584553     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)02087-2     Document Type: Article

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