The challenge of pediatric cardiac services in the developing world

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 340-345

  Hewitson, John ^a   Brink, Johan ^a   Zilla, Peter ^a  

^a RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing world; Pediatric cardiac surgery

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; POLYPROPYLENE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BUDGET; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONJOINED TWINS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART SURGERY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MALNUTRITION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036823224     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/stcs.2002.35298     Document Type: Article

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