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References used for this fact sheet
- Facts and figures about heart defects [online], Heart Kids Victoria, Clayton, Australia. More information here.
- Transposition of the great vessels (1997) [online], HeartPoint, USA. More information here.
- Coarctation of the aorta [online], HeartPoint, USA. More information here.
- Tetralogy of fallot (1997) [online], HeartPoint, USA. More information here.
- Riley, M. & Halliday, J. (2000), Birth defects in Victoria 1983-1998, Public Health Division, Department of Human Services, Victoria. More information here.
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