Spectrum and workload of consultation activities in a Belgian tertiary paediatric cardiac centre

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 372-375

  Massin, Martial ^a   Masmoudi, H ^a   Dessy, H ^a   Goor, M ^a   Khaldi, K ^a   Viart, P ^a  

^a HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Child; Health education; Paediatric cardiology; Patient care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CURRICULUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEVER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSERY; OPERATING ROOM; PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STRIDOR; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WARD; WORKLOAD;

EID: 56049115535     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2008.077     Document Type: Article

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