The cost of out-patient management of chronic heart failure in children with congenital heart disease

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-69

  Sadoh, W E ^a   Nwaneri, D U ^a   Owobu, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Cost; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PRESCRIPTION FEES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955447921     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.79255     Document Type: Article

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