The Cape Town Declaration on Access to Cardiac Surgery in the Developing World

Peter Zilla; R. Morton Bolman; Magdi H. Yacoub; Friedhelm Beyersdorf; Karen Sliwa; Liesl Zühlke; Robert S.D. Higgins; Bongani Mayosi; Alain Carpentier; David Williams

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.05.020

The Cape Town Declaration on Access to Cardiac Surgery in the Developing World

Peter Zilla, R. Morton Bolman, Magdi H. Yacoub, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Karen Sliwa, Liesl Zühlke, Robert S.D. Higgins, Bongani Mayosi, Alain Carpentier, David Williams

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	930-933
Number of pages	4
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	106
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.05.020
State	Published - Sep 2018

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Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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