Independent importance of psychosocial factors for prognosis after myocardial infarction

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 247, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 629-639

  Welin, C ^a   Lappas, G ^b   Wilhelmsen, Lars ^b,c  

^a Heart and Lung Institute ^*  (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Section of Preventive Cardiology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Myocardial infarction; Prognosis; Psychosocial factors; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033936134     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2000.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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