Partnership for the heart: German-Estonian health project for the treatment of congenital heart defects in Estonia

Health Policy

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-159

  Köhler, Friedrich ^a   Schierbaum, Clausjürgen ^a   Konertz, Wolfgang ^a   Schneider, Martin ^a   Kern, Hartmut ^a   Int, Eve ^a   Tael, Kristi ^a   Siigur, Urmas ^a   Kleinfeld, Klaus ^a   Bühlmeyer, Konrad ^a   Fotuhi, Parwis ^a   Winter, Stefan Frank ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Congenital heart defects; Estonia; European health policy; Infant mortality; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETERIZATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20644444564     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.11.009     Document Type: Article

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