Return to work and quality of life measurement in coronary artery bypass grafting

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 852-858

  Speziale, Giuseppe ^a,b   Bilotta, Federico ^a   Ruvolo, Giovanni ^a   Fattouch, Khalil ^a   Marino, Benedetto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Coronary bypass surgery; Quality of life; Return to work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030333404     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80310-1     Document Type: Article

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