Survey of Nongovernmental Organizations Providing Pediatric Cardiovascular Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 248-255

  Nguyen, Nguyenvu ^a   Jacobs, Jeffrey P ^b   Dearani, Joseph A ^c   Weinstein, Samuel ^d   Novick, William M ^e   Jacobs, Marshall L ^f   Massey, Jeremy ^g   Pasquali, Sara K ^h   Walters, Henry L ⁱ   Drullinsky, David ^j   Stellin, Giovanni ^k   Tchervenkov, Christo I ^j  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

ⁱ CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^j MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

congenital heart disease; congenital heart surgery; international collaboration; nongovernmental organizations

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONS; PEDIATRICS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84993812322     PISSN: 21501351     EISSN: 21500136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150135113514458     Document Type: Article

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