Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 119-124 , September 2008

The impact of obesity in children with congenital and acquired heart disease

  • Sara K. Pasquali
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  • Meryl S. Cohen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. The Cardiac Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Cardiology, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. Tel.: +1 215 590 3354; fax: +1 215 590 3788.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2008.05.012

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 119-124 , September 2008

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