Ethics of cardiac transplantation in hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 725-728

  Kon, Alexander A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68549101708     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9428-z     Document Type: Editorial

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