Pilot study of guided imagery use in patients with severe heart failure

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 101-104

  Klaus, Lorissa ^a   Beniaminovitz, Ainat ^b   Choi, Lorraine ^a   Greenfield, Fran ^c   Whitworth, Gerard C ^c   Oz, Mehmet C ^a   Mancini, Donna M ^b  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c Medical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EXERCISE TEST; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034237806     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)00838-9     Document Type: Article

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