Follow-up of tetralogy of Fallot patients: Tertiary centre versus satellite clinic

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 444-453

  Hancock Friesen, Camille L ^a,b   Robertson, Mark ^a   Liu, David ^a   Burton, Haley ^b   Fleming, Katherine ^a   Jackson, Simon ^a   Warren, Andrew E ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital cardiac disease; health status; surgery; transition of care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 10; SHORT FORM 36V2; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053081012     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951111000436     Document Type: Article

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