The care of adult patients with congenital heart defects: A new challenge

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 178-182

  Chessa, Massimo ^a   Cullen, Seamus ^b   Deanfield, John ^b   Frigiola, Alessandra ^b   Negura, Diana Gabriela ^a   Butera, Gianfranco ^a   Giamberti, Alessandro ^a   Bossone, Eduardo ^c   Carminati, Mario ^a  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; National Health Service; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 4644228649     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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