Comparison of quality of well-being scale and NYHA functional status classification in patients with atrial fibrillation

American Heart Journal

Volumn 135, Issue 5 I, 1998, Pages 819-824

  Ganiats, T G ^a   Browner, D K ^a   Dittrich, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031836103     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(98)70040-7     Document Type: Article

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