ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Epidemiology of congenital heart disease in Brazil

Valdester Cavalcante Pinto Júnior^I; Klébia Magalhães P. Castello Branco^II; Rodrigo Cardoso Cavalcante^III; Waldemiro Carvalho Junior^IV; José Rubens Costa Lima^V; Sílvia Maria de Freitas^VI; Maria Nazaré de Oliveira Fraga^VII; Nayana Maria Gomes de Souza^VIII

DOI: 10.5935/1678-9741.20150018

^IMD, MSc. Specialist in Cardiovascular Surgery. Master's Degree in Evaluation of Public Policies at Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Head of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery at Hospital Messejana and InCor Criança of Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. Head of the Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery - Hospital Messejana)
^IIPhD. University of São Paulo. Head of Pediatric Cardiology of the Hospital Messejana Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
^IIIMedicine student at UniChristus, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
^IVMD. Specialist in cardiovascular surgery by BSCCV. Cardiovascular Surgeon at Hospital de Messejana Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
^VPhD. Epidemiologist Physician of Epidemiological Surveillance Cell of Fortaleza, Municipal Health Department, CE, Brazil. Master's Degree in Public Health from Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brazil
^VIPhD. Professor of Master's Degree Course of Vocational Assessment of Public Policies by the UFC, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
^VIIPhD. Professor of Professional Master's Degree Course in Public Policy Evaluation by the UFC, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
^VIIINurse at the Hospital de Messejana Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

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