Towards improving the care of children with pulmonary hypertension: The rationale for developing a Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 3-6

  Abman, Steven H ^a   Raj, Usha ^b  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Cystic fibrosis; Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension; Interstitial lung disease; Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary vascular diseases; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG DYSPLASIA; PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

EID: 70649086964     PISSN: 10589813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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