The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 1 , Pages 85-89 , January 2008

Cardiac Conduction Disturbance Detected in a Pediatric Population

  • Shuenn-Nan Chiu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Jou-Kou Wang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Mei-Hwan Wu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mei-Hwan Wu, MD, Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shen South Road, Taipei, Taiwan 100.
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  • Chi-Wei Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, En Chu Kong Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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  • Chun-An Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Ming-Tai Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • En-Ting Wu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Yu Chuan Hua, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hung-Chi Lue, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Taipei Pediatric Cardiology Working Group

Received 25 December 2006 ,Revised 12 March 2007 ,Accepted 25 May 2007.

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 Supported by the Republic of China‘s Children’s Cardiac Foundation (grant CCF 04-04).

PII: S0022-3476(07)00548-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.05.044

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 1 , Pages 85-89 , January 2008

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