A quality of life assessment package: Disease specific measure for pacemaker and cardiac rehabilitation patients

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-78

  Woodend, A K ^a   Nair, R C ^b   Tang, A S L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Artificial cardiac pacing; Cardiac rehabilitation; Psychometric properties; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; PACEMAKERS; PATIENT TREATMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (CVD); QUALITY OF LIFE;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; HEART REHABILITATION; PACEMAKER; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032031433     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-199803000-00007     Document Type: Article

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