The epidemiology of childhood cardiomyopathy in Australia
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The analysis of all the cases of primary cardiomyopathy in children who were younger than 10 years of age and presented between 1987 and 1996 that carried on the definition of incidence and age distribution of primary cardiomypathy in children was conducted. It concluded that timing and severity of presentation in children with cardiomyopathy are related to the type of cardiomypathy, genetic and ethnic factors.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2003
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The incidence of pediatric cardiomyopathy in two regions of the United States
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The report regarding the diagnosis of children suffering from pediatric cardiomyopathy between 1996 and 1999 in New England and Central Southwest region of the United States sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutes is highlighted. These cases are identified at an early age, and the incidence varies according to sex, region, and racial or ethnic origin.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2003
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Care in U.S. hospitals-The hospital quality alliance program
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The data collected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services on 10 indicators of the quality of care are used for acute myocardial infraction, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia. The main outcome measures are hospitals' performance with respect to each indicator and summary scores for each clinical condition.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2005
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