Quality of life in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 251, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 331-337

  Hollman, G ^a,c   Gullberg, M ^a   Ek, A C ^a   Eriksson, M ^b   Olsson, A G ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c University of Health Science   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Anxiety; Familial hypercholesterolemia; Personal health; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036268463     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2002.00963.x     Document Type: Article

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