Psychosocial profile of adults with complex congenital heart disease

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-36

  Horner, Tia ^a,c   Liberthson, Richard ^b   Jellinek, Michael S ^c  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Cardiac Unit   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD REARING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DENIAL; DISABILITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033981567     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/75.1.31     Document Type: Article

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