Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 19, Issue 9 , Pages 517-522 , September 2010

Excellent Cardiac Surgical Outcomes in Paediatric Indigenous Patients, but Follow-up Difficulties

  • S.L. Rohde, MBBS, BPharm

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside, Brisbane 4032, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: The Prince Charles Hospital Rode Road, Chermside Brisbane Queensland, 4032, Australia. Tel.: +61 7 31394000.
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  • M. Matebele, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside, Brisbane 4032, Australia
    • ,
  • P. Pohlner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside, Brisbane 4032, Australia
    • ,
  • D. Radford, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside, Brisbane 4032, Australia
    • ,
  • D. Wall, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside, Brisbane 4032, Australia
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  • J.F. Fraser, MBChB, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside, Brisbane 4032, Australia

Received 22 December 2009 ,Revised 15 March 2010 ,Accepted 16 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.03.008

Heart, Lung and Circulation
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