Cardiac transplantation in infants

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 749-750

  Curfman, Gregory D ^a   Morrissey, Stephen ^a   Drazen, Jeffrey M ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEATH; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEART DEATH; HEART FUNCTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEATH; HEART ARREST; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 49449097222     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0805480     Document Type: Editorial

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