Quality of life outcomes in left ventricular assist system inpatients and outpatients

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 218-225

  Dew, Mary Amanda ^a,b   Kormos, Robert L ^c   Winowich, Stephen ^c   Nastala, Carla J ^c   Borovetz, Harvey S ^c   Roth, Loren H ^a   Sanchez, Jorge ^a   Griffith, Bartley P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH CARE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT;

HEART TRANSPLANT; INPATIENTS; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM; OUTPATIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

PACEMAKERS;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032795711     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002480-199905000-00022     Document Type: Article

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