Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 39-46 , January 2009

Outcomes following heart transplantation in children

  • W. Robert Morrow

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationDivision of Cardiology, Arkansas Children's Hospital, 800 Marshall Street, Little Rock, AR 72202, United States. Tel.: +1 501 320 1479; fax: +1 501 320 3667.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2008.10.005

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 39-46 , January 2009

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