Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 35-43 , 2010

Improving Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Care in Developing Countries: Matching Resources to Needs

  • Joseph A. Dearani

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Mayo Clinic, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN 55905
    • ,
  • Rodolfo Neirotti

      Affiliations

    • Michigan State University, Emeritus, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
    • ,
  • Emily J. Kohnke

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Kingshuk K. Sinha

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Allison K. Cabalka

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Roxann D. Barnes

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Jeffrey P. Jacobs

      Affiliations

    • The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida (CHIF), Saint Petersburg and Tampa, FL, USA
    • ,
  • Giovanni Stellin

      Affiliations

    • University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
    • ,
  • Christo I. Tchervenkov

      Affiliations

    • Montreal Children's Hospital of McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • John C. Cushing

      Affiliations

    • Children's HeartLink, Minneapolis, MI, USA

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doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2010.02.001

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 35-43 , 2010

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