Psychological adjustment and quality of life in children and adolescents following open-heart surgery for congenital heart disease: a systematic review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Children with congenital heart defects (CHD) requiring open-heart surgery are a group at high risk for health-related sequelae. Little consensus exists regarding their long-term psychological adjustment (PA) and health-related qualit...

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Main Authors: Bauersfeld Urs, Fischer Joachim E, Helfricht Susanne, Latal Beatrice, Landolt Markus A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/9/6