Loss to follow-up of adults with repaired congenital heart disease

Heart

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 440-441

  Wren, Christopher ^a   O'Sullivan, John J ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; BELGIUM; CANADA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EDITORIAL; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVIVORS; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT;

EID: 84875225762     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303121     Document Type: Editorial

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