The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 311-312 , March 2009

Forming a Consortium to Promote Pediatric Cardiac Care in a Developing Country

  • Robert D. Ross, MD

      Affiliations

    • Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Robert D. Ross, MD, Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Director of Fellowship Programs, Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien Blvd, Detroit, MI 48201
    • ,
  • Ralph Delius, MD

      Affiliations

    • Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
    • ,
  • Samuel Weinstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Eliot R. Rosenkrantz, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
    • ,
  • Nelva Palaez de Pichardo

      Affiliations

    • Heart Care Dominicana, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    • ,
  • Freddie Madera, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Care Dominicana, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

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PII: S0022-3476(08)00885-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.10.013

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 311-312 , March 2009

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