Paediatric cardiac assistance in developing and transitional countries: The impact of a fourteen year effort

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 316-323

  Novick, William M ^a,g   Stidham, Gregory L ^a,g   Karl, Tom R ^b,g   Arnold, Robert ^c,f   Anić, Darko ^d,f   Rao, Sri O ^g   Baum, Victor C ^e,g   Fenton, Kathleen E ^g   Di Sessa, Thomas G ^f,g  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; International medicine; Non governmental aid organizations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 44649198338     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951108002175     Document Type: Article

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