Lapse of care as a predictor for morbidity in adults with congenital heart disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-65

  Yeung, Elizabeth ^a   Kay, Joseph ^a   Roosevelt, Genie E ^a   Brandon, Mary ^a   Yetman, Anji T ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult congenital heart disease; Lapse of care; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39749167805     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.02.023     Document Type: Article

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