The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 28, Issue 12 , Pages 1341-1347 , December 2009

The Novel 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Pandemic: Unique Considerations for Programs in Cardiothoracic Transplantation

  • Lara A. Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Lara A. Danziger-Isakov, MD, Department of Pediatrics, S-20, Children's Hospital, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195. Telephone: 216-636-1077. Fax: 216-636-3405
    • ,
  • Shahid Husain, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
    • ,
  • Martha L. Mooney, MD, FACP

      Affiliations

    • Sentara Norfolk Transplant Center: East Virginia Medical Center, Norfolk, VA
    • ,
  • Margaret M. Hannan, MD, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    • ,
  • ISHLT Infectious Diseases Council

Received 1 October 2009 ,Revised 2 October 2009 ,Accepted 2 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.10.001

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 28, Issue 12 , Pages 1341-1347 , December 2009

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