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Semin. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Oct 2002
ReviewThe challenge of pediatric cardiac services in the developing world.
- John Hewitson, Johan Brink, and Peter Zilla.
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cape Town and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, South Africa.
- Semin. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2002 Oct 1;14(4):340-5.
AbstractPediatric cardiac services are too expensive for most developing nations. Problems other than cardiac disease take priority when it comes to budget allocations. Poor health infrastructure and referral systems, malnutrition, and the HIV/AIDS pandemic aggravate the situation, and the increasing economic divide is threatening what services do exist. We highlight how the practice of pediatric cardiac surgery in South Africa compares with first-world standards and outline some of the problems faced by pediatric cardiac services in developing nations.Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.
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