Gender differences in the utilisation of surgery for congenital heart disease in India
Ramakrishnan S, Khera R, Jain S, Saxena A, Kailash S, Karthikeyan G, Kothari SS, Juneja R, Bhargava B, Kalaivani M, Mehta M, Bahl VK, Airan B. Gender differences in the utilisation of surgery for congenital heart disease in India. Heart 2011, 97: 1920. PMID: 21653217, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2011.224410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHeart Defects, CongenitalHumansIndiaMalePrejudiceProspective StudiesSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsThoracic Surgical ProceduresConceptsPediatric cardiac surgeryCongenital heart diseaseCardiac surgeryHeart diseaseFemale genderElective pediatric cardiac surgeryLow socioeconomic classConsecutive childrenIndependent predictorsProspective studyCorrective surgerySurgeryCardiac defectsEquitable careSocioeconomic classPatientsDiseaseSocial supportGirlsGender differencesChildrenImportant determinantInductive analytical approachYearsGender