Quality of life and return to work 5 years after coronary artery bypass surgery: Long-term results of cardiac rehabilitation

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-36

  Engblom, Erik ^a   Korpilahti, Kari ^b   Hämäläinen, Helena ^c   Rönnemaa, Tapani ^a   Puukka, Pauli ^c  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Research and Development Unit of the Social Insurance Institution   (Finland)

Author keywords

aortocoronary bypass; depression; quality of life; rehabilitation; working capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORK CAPACITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 0031026760     PISSN: 08839212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008483-199701000-00004     Document Type: Article

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