Differences in quality of life in men and women with ischemic heart disease. A prospective controlled study

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 160-165

  Westin, Lars ^a   Carlsson, R ^b   Erhardt, L ^a   Cantor Graae, E ^a   McNeil, T ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Main Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary artery by pass grafting; Gender differences; Ischemic heart disease; Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032864667     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017439950141795     Document Type: Article

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