Prevalence, mortality, and the disease burden of pediatric congenital heart disease in Taiwan

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-118

  Yeh, Shu Jen ^a,b   Chen, Hui Chi ^b   Lu, Chun Wei ^c   Wang, Jou Kou ^c   Huang, Li Min ^b,c   Huang, Shin Chung ^d   Huang, San Kuei ^d   Wu, Mei Hwan ^c  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

congenital heart disease; disease burden; pediatric; prevalence

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ENDOCARDIAL CUSHION DEFECT; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; TAIWAN;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84876296563     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2012.11.010     Document Type: Article

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