International pediatric cardiac assistance in Croatia: Results of the 10 year program

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 389-395

  Novick, William M ^a,c,d   Anić, Darko ^b   Ivančan, Višnja ^b   Di Sessa, Thomas G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c International Children's Heart Foundation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgical procedures; Croatia; Program development

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROATIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ALTRUISM; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CHILD; CROATIA; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 4444381417     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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