Earlier surgical intervention in congenital heart disease results in better outcome and resource utilization

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Panni, Roheena Z ^a   Ashfaq, Awais ^a   Amanullah, Muhammad M ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; THORAX SURGERY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAKISTAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84855170521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-353     Document Type: Article

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