Increasing Demand for Hospitalization in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

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Shin, Hong Ju (Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Congenital Heart Disease Center, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
Jung, Jo Won (Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease Center, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine)

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