Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: Attitudes among pediatric residents and nurses towards fetal and neonatal management

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1045-1055

  Renella, P ^a   Chang, R K R ^b   Ferry, D A ^c   Bart, R D ^d   Sklansky, M S ^d  

^a MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Comfort care; Ethics; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; EXPERIENCE; FETUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; NEWBORN; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ABORTION, EUGENIC; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; NURSES; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 36148972427     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1835     Document Type: Article

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