Non-medical variables affecting outcomes of children with heart disease

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-167

  Chang, Ruey Kang R ^a   Klitzner, Thomas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Children; Heart disease

Indexed keywords

AGE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0242642826     PISSN: 10589813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2003.01.017     Document Type: Article

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