Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 318-325 , September 2010

The Meaning of Cost for Families of Children With Congenital Heart Disease

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 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

PII: S0891-5245(09)00276-4

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.09.002

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 318-325 , September 2010