Status and future needs of regional adult congenital heart disease centers in Japan: A nationwide survey

Circulation Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2220-2227

  Ochiai, Ryota ^a   Yao, Atsushi ^b   Kinugawa, Koichiro ^b   Nagai, Ryozo ^b   Shiraishi, Isao ^c   Niwa, Koichiro ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^d ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult congenital heart disease; Congenital heart disease; Physician training; Regional ACHD centers; Rural medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; STANDARDIZATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; CARDIOLOGY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 80052142134     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-10-1209     Document Type: Article

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