Specialized adult congenital heart care saves lives

Circulation

Volumn 129, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 1795-1796

  Webb, Gary ^a   Landzberg, Michael J ^b   Daniels, Curt J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital; Editorials; guideline; heart defects; outcomes research; survival

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SKILL; SURVIVAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EDITORIALS; GUIDELINE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SURVIVAL;

CARDIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84900489649     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.009049     Document Type: Editorial

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