Cardiac Function Before and After Surgery for Pectus Excavatum

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1762-1764

  Guntheroth, Warren G ^a   Spiers, Philip S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FUNNEL CHEST; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART INDEX; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 34249900978     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.01.064     Document Type: Note

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