Epidemiology of adult congenital heart disease: Demographic variations worldwide

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 505-508

  Mulder, B J M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Demography; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 84871143371     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: 18766250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-012-0335-1     Document Type: Review

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