Epidemiology of heart failure in a tertiary pediatric center

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 388-391

  Massin, Martial M ^a   Astadicko, Iyawa ^b   Dessy, Hugues ^a  

^a HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Child; Congenital heart disease; Epidemiology; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BELGIUM; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART DISEASES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INFANT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 50249171601     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20262     Document Type: Article

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