Health-related quality of life in young adults with minor congenital heart disease

Psychology and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 239-250

  Fekkes, Minne ^a   Kamphuis, Rob P ^b   Ottenkamp, Jaap ^b   Verrips, Erik ^a   Vogels, Ton ^a   Kamphuis, Mascha ^a   Verloove Vanhorick, S Pauline ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Health status; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035738321     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440108405502     Document Type: Article

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