The global burden of congenital heart disease

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 141-145

  Hoffman, Julien I E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost disparities; Fertility rate; Per capita income; Population age structure

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA STENOSIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE; BIRTH RATE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHINA; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FERTILITY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART MURMUR; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; JAPAN; LIVE BIRTH; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NIGER; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; POVERTY; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; SUBPULMONIC VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT; UNITED STATES;

BIRTH RATE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84880903084     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2013-028     Document Type: Review

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