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The global burden of paediatric heart disease
- Source :
- Musa, N L, Hjortdal, V, Zheleva, B, Murni, I K, Sano, S, Schwartz, S & Staveski, S L 2017, ' The global burden of paediatric heart disease ', Cardiology in the Young, vol. 27, no. S6, pp. S3-S8 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951117002530
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- An estimated 15 million children die or are crippled annually by treatable or preventable heart disease in low- and middle-income countries. Global efforts to reduce under-5 mortality have focused on reducing death from communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries with little to no attention focusing on paediatric CHD and acquired heart disease. Lack of awareness of CHD and acquired heart disease, access to care, poor healthcare infrastructure, competing health priorities, and a critical shortage of specialists are important reasons why paediatric heart disease has not been addressed in low resourced settings. Non-governmental organisations have taken the lead to address these challenges. This review describes the global burden of paediatric heart disease and strategies to improve the quality of care for paediatric heart disease. These strategies would improve outcomes for children with heart disease.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Heart Diseases
Heart disease
Economic shortage
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Global Health
Pediatrics
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Cost of Illness
030225 pediatrics
Health care
Journal Article
Humans
Medicine
Quality of care
Child
Intensive care medicine
Developing Countries
business.industry
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Quality Improvement
Low and middle income countries
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Delivery of Health Care
Subjects
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Musa, N L, Hjortdal, V, Zheleva, B, Murni, I K, Sano, S, Schwartz, S & Staveski, S L 2017, ' The global burden of paediatric heart disease ', Cardiology in the Young, vol. 27, no. S6, pp. S3-S8 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951117002530
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....867c626236cefbfe4beb0bc98b982d91