Prospective study of quality of life before and after open heart operations

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 153-157

  Chocron, Sidney ^a   Etievent, Joseph Philippe ^a   Viel, Jean François ^a   Dussaucy, Alain ^a   Clement, François ^a   Alwan, Kifah ^a   Neidhardt, Monique ^a   Schipman, Nicole ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT JACQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030040814     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00936-1     Document Type: Article

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