Facts and Myths Surrounding Pediatric Mechanical Cardiovascular Circulatory Support Research: A Personal Perspective

Artificial Organs

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 467-469

  Ündar, Akif ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; MECHANICAL; PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE;

PEDIATRICS;

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; EDITORIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84860704845     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2011.01379.x     Document Type: Editorial

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