Congenital heart defects: The patients who die

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1060-1065

  Meberg, Alf ^a   Lindberg, Harald ^b   Thaulow, Erik ^b  

^a VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defect; Death; Extracardiac malformations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRISOMY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 23844467092     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410025618     Document Type: Article

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