Life chances after surgery of congenital heart disease: The influence of cardiac surgery on intergenerational social mobility. A comparison between patients and general population data

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 128-134

  Geyer, Siegfried ^a   Norozi, Kambiz ^b   Zoege, Monika ^a   Buchhorn, Reiner ^c   Wessel, Armin ^b  

^a Medical Sociology Unit   (United States)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c CARITAS KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

congenital heart disease; life chances; social mobility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BACKGROUND; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL MOBILITY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847081679     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000238398.27471.39     Document Type: Article

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