International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 125, Issue 1 , Pages 66-73 , 28 March 2008

Long-term behavioural and emotional problems in four cardiac diagnostic groups of children and adolescents after invasive treatment for congenital heart disease

  • A.W. Spijkerboer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • E.M.W.J. Utens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Erasmus MC — Sophia Children's Hospital, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, P.O. Box 2060, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 10 4636671; fax: +31 10 4636803.
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  • A.J.J.C. Bogers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • F.C. Verhulst

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • W.A. Helbing

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Received 11 September 2006 ,Revised 8 February 2007 ,Accepted 17 February 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.02.025

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 125, Issue 1 , Pages 66-73 , 28 March 2008

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