Paediatric cardiac services in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-107

  Hoosen, E G M ^a   Cilliers, A M ^b   HugoHamman, C T ^c   Brown, S C ^d   Lawrenson, J B ^e   Zuhlke, L ^e   Hewitson, J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; CARDIOLOGIST; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIARRHEA; EDITORIAL; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY; POLITICS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROGNOSIS; SKILL; SOUTH AFRICA; STAFF TRAINING; SURGEON;

EID: 79551710815     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.4684     Document Type: Editorial

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