Making treatment decisions for those with congenital heart disease in Turner syndrome: The need for evidence-based medicine

International Congress Series

Volumn 1298, Issue , 2006, Pages 131-136

  Silberbach, Michael ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Cardiac malformation; Heart disease treatment; Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748903652     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2006.06.022     Document Type: Article

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