Are we improving after 10 years of humanitarian paediatric cardiac assistance?

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 379-384

  Novick, William M ^a,h   Stidham, Gregory L ^a,h   Karl, Thomas R ^b,h   Guillory, Karen L ^h   Ivanćan, Visnja ^c,h   Malčić, Ivan ^c   Sandoval, Nestor ^d   Reid, Robert W ^h   Lazorishisnets, Vasily V ^e   Davis, Matthew C ^h   Baum, Victor C ^f   Di Sessa, Thomas G ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^d Fundacion Clinica Shaio   (Colombia)

^e Institute of Cardio vascular Surgery   (Ukraine)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^h International Children's Heart Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; International medicine; Non governmental aid agencies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; CARDIOLOGY; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EASTERN EUROPE; EUROPE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE EAST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; PROBABILITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AMERICA; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ALTRUISM; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 25844445233     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951105000806     Document Type: Article

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