Fetal and post-natal diagnosis of major congenital heart disease: Implications for medical and psychological care in the current era

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 717-722

  Sholler, Gary F ^a,b   Kasparian, Nadine A ^a,b,c   Pye, Victoria E ^a   Cole, Andrew D ^a   Winlaw, David S ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

cardiac surgery; congenital heart disease; fetal; psychological care

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL TRUNK; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE ATRESIA;

FAMILY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW SOUTH WALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 80054795790     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02039.x     Document Type: Article

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