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The impact of an infant's severe congenital heart disease on the family: a prospective cohort study.
Congenital heart disease - 1 Jan 2000
Werner Helene, Latal Beatrice, Valsangiacomo Buechel Emanuela, Beck Ingrid, Landolt Markus A
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article is to investigate the impact of a child's severe congenital heart disease on the family and to prospectively examine the influence of disease specific and psychosocial factors on the family. DESIGN: A prospective cohort study. PATIENTS: Parents of 104 infants who had undergone cardiopulmonary bypass surgery before the age of 12 months for congenital heart disease were included....
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