Adult congenital heart disease: A cardiovascular area of growth in urgent need of additional resource allocation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 1-2

  Gatzoulis, Michael A ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FETUS RISK; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; CARDIOLOGY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 10044237833     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.08.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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