Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 67-72 , September 2007

Heart transplant for pediatric cardiomyopathy

  • Charles E. Canter

      Affiliations

    • Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1 Children's Place, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 314 454 6095; fax: +1 314 454 2561.
    • ,
  • Paul F. Kantor

      Affiliations

    • Heart Failure Service, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2007.05.012

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 67-72 , September 2007

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