Growing up with congenital heart disease: The dilemmas of adolescents and young adults

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 303-309

  Tong, Elizabeth M ^a   Sparacino, Patricia S A ^a   Messias, DeAnne K H ^c   Foote, Dru ^b   Chesla, Catherine A ^b   Gilliss, Catherine L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents young adults; Congenital heart disease; Coping

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0032110384     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951100006806     Document Type: Article

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