The prediction of cardiac surgery outcome based upon preoperative psychological factors

Psychology and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 471-477

  Stengrevics, Susan ^a   Sirois, Cheryl ^a   Schwartz, Carolyn E ^b   Friedman, Richard ^a,c   Domar, Alice D ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Length of stay; Pre operative psychological state; State and trait anger; State and trait anxiety; Surgical complications; Surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030535805     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449608401983     Document Type: Article

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