Living with complex congenital heart disease

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-166

  Human, Derek G ^a  

^a CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Fontan circulation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CAREER PLANNING; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RHYTHM; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 70049085870     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/14.3.161     Document Type: Article

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