Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 75-83 , December 2011

Improved quality and outcomes through congruent leadership, teamwork and life choices

  • Jamie Dickey Ungerleider

      Affiliations

    • Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, United States
    • ,
  • Ross M. Ungerleider

      Affiliations

    • Brenner Children's Hospital, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston Salem, NC, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Brenner Children's Hospital, Medical Center Blvd, Ardmore Tower, 10th Floor, Winston Salem, NC 27157, United States. Tel.: +1 336 716 1380; fax: +1 336 716 1295.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2011.10.004

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 75-83 , December 2011

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