Discussing nonsurgical care with parents of newborns with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 60-68

  Kon, Alexander A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; NEWBORN CARE; NORWOOD PROCEDURE; PARENT COUNSELING; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 20444489216     PISSN: 15273369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.nainr.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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