Gender differences in pediatric cardiac surgery: The surgeon's perspective

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 4-6

  Azakie, Anthony ^a,c   Russell, Isobel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

18; 23

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; ARTERIAL TRUNK; BIRTH WEIGHT; BOY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; GIRL; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DOUBLE OUTLET; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; MORTALITY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 3042851619     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.04.002     Document Type: Editorial

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