Catheter interventions for congenital heart disease in Third World countries

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 241-249

  Kumar, R Krishna ^a   Tynan, M J ^b  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac catherterization; Cost effective medicine; Developing countries

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE OXIDE;

ANESTHESIA; BUDGET; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCOME; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEDATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANESTHESIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH;

EID: 25444453467     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-005-1005-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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