Changes in dyspnea-fatigue ratings as indicators of quality of life in the treatment of congestive heart failure

The American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 50-55

  Feinstein, Alvan R ^a,b,c   Fisher, Mary B ^a,b,c   Pigeon, Joseph G ^a,b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; LISINOPRIL;

DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CAPTOPRIL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSPNEA; ENALAPRIL; FATIGUE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMAN; LISINOPRIL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024391541     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(89)90652-8     Document Type: Article

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