Congenital heart disease in India: a status report.

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dc.contributor.authorSaxena, Anitaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-07-04en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-30T10:58:00Z
dc.date.available2005-07-04en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-30T10:58:00Z
dc.date.issued2005-07-04en_US
dc.description.abstractPediatric cardiac care in India is still in its infancy. We have no data on congenital heart disease (CHD) prevalence at birth or on proportional mortality from CHD. The resources are not only limited but also are at times improperly utilized. There are very few specialized pediatric cardiology training programs, those that are, are concentrated in certain regions of India and are often imparted through combined adult and pediatric programs. The existing number of trained personnel for pediatric cardiology and pediatric cardiac surgery is inadequate. Above all there is no national policy for pediatric heart care. Increasing awareness of the problem amongst the pediatricians through CMEs, seminars, symposia is likely to be most helpful in early diagnosis and timely referral of cases. Training programs exclusively dedicated to pediatric cardiology and pediatric cardiac surgery need to be established in centres with good standards of pediatric cardiac care.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical, Sciences, New Delhi-110 029, India. anitasaxena@hotmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationSaxena A. Congenital heart disease in India: a status report. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2005 Jul; 72(7): 595-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/79192
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/icb/icbai.shtmlen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshCardiology --manpoweren_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Services Accessibility --economicsen_US
dc.subject.meshHeart Defects, Congenital --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newbornen_US
dc.subject.meshPediatrics --manpoweren_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshQuality of Health Careen_US
dc.subject.meshThoracic Surgery --manpoweren_US
dc.titleCongenital heart disease in India: a status report.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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