Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 3-6 , December 2009

Towards improving the care of children with pulmonary hypertension: The rationale for developing a Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network

  • Steven H. Abman

      Affiliations

    • The Pediatric Heart Lung Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital, Aurora CO, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence author. Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, B-395, The Children's Hospital, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Aurora CO 80045, United States. Tel.: +1 720 777 5821; fax: +1 720 777 7284.
    • ,
  • Usha Raj

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

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PII: S1058-9813(09)00025-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2009.09.002

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 3-6 , December 2009

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