Long-term effects of heart transplantation: The gap between physical performance and emotional well-being

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 214-222

  Bunzel, Brigitta ^a   Laederach Hofmann, Kurt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

5 year follow up; Emotional and physical complaints; Heart transplantation; Prospective study; Restrictions

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032732027     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655099444380     Document Type: Article

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