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The Provision of Surgical Care for Children with Cardiac Disease: The Jamaican Experience – An 18-year Review

Issue: 
Vol 61, issue 4 (2012) - Special Issue on Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago 50 years Independence
Pages: 
365–8
Synopsis: 
During the period 1994–2011, 863 children received cardiac surgery in Jamaica: 441 with the assistance from visiting overseas teams and 422 by local surgical teams. The overall survival rate was 94%.

ABSTRACT

PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
Children with heart conditions
surgical intervention
visiting overseas teams
Journal Authors: 
C Scott
C Antoine
M Scarlett
R Irvine
e-Published: 21 Aug, 2013
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West Indian Medical Journal

Faculty of Medical Sciences,
The University of the West Indies,
Mona, Kingston 7
Tel: (876) 927-1214
Fax: (876) 927-1846
wimj@uwimona.edu.jm
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