Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 916-918 , June 2003

A pilot study of the impact of surgical repair on disease-specific quality of life among patients with pectus excavatum

Presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Section on Surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Boston, Massachusetts, October 18-20, 2002.

  • M.Louise Lawson

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to M. Louise Lawson, PhD, Director, Clinical Outcomes, Research, and Epidemiology, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, 601 Children’s Lane, Norfolk, VA 23507USA
    • Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VAUSA
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  • Thomas F Cash

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VAUSA
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  • Rachel Akers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Outcomes, Research and Epidemiology, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VAUSA
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  • Ellen Vasser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VAUSA
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  • Bonnie Burke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VAUSA
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  • Meredith Tabangin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Outcomes, Research and Epidemiology, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VAUSA
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  • Camille Welch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Outcomes, Research and Epidemiology, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VAUSA
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  • Daniel P Croitoru

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VAUSA
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  • Michael J Goretsky

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VAUSA
    • Department of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VAUSA
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  • Donald Nuss

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VAUSA
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  • Robert E Kelly Jr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VAUSA
    • Department of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VAUSA

References 

  1. Griffin DP. Congenital deformities. In:  Welch KJ,  Randolph JG,  Ravitch MM, et al. editor. Pediatric Surgery. ed 4. Chicago, IL: Year Book Medical; 1989;p. 1453–1463

PII: S0022-3468(03)00123-4

doi: 10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00123-4

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 916-918 , June 2003

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