Physical activity restrictions for children after the Fontan operation: Disagreement between parent, cardiologist, and medical record reports

American Heart Journal

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 853-859

  Longmuir, Patricia E ^a   McCrindle, Brian W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PARENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 64349086194     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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