Effects of enhanced external counterpulsation on health-related quality of life continue 12 months after treatment: A substudy of the Multicenter Study of Enhanced External Counterpulsation

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-32

  Arora, Rohit R ^a   Chou, Tony M ^a   Jain, Diwakar ^a   Fleishman, Bruce ^a   Crawford, Lawrence ^a   McKiernan, Thomas ^a   Nesto, Richard ^a   Ferrans, Carol Estwing ^a   Keller, Susan ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Enhanced external counterpulsation; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTERPULSATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENHANCED EXTERNAL COUNTERPULSATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTER; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING; WORK CAPACITY;

ANGINA;

EID: 0036151044     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6650.2002.33514     Document Type: Article

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