Social concern and independence in adults with congenital heart disease

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 259-266

  Niwa, Koichiro ^a,f   Tateno, Shigeru ^a   Tatebe, Shunsuke ^a   Fujita, Kanako ^b   Sugita, Katsuo ^b   Terai, Masaru ^c   Aotsuka, Hiroyuki ^d   Takahashi, Osahiro ^e  

^a Chiba Cardiovascular Center   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d CHIBA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e Chiba Municipal Kaihin Hospital   (Japan)

^f CHIBA CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Congenital heart disease; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICAN; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPLOYABILITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART SURGERY; HIGH SCHOOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0036584033     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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