Psychological rehabilitation after myocardial infarction: Multicentre randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7071, 1996, Pages 1517-1521

  Jones, D A ^a   West, R R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SPOUSE;

EID: 0030462540     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7071.1517     Document Type: Article

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