Symptoms and Distress in Patients Awaiting Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 95-105

  McCormick, Kim M ^a   Naimark, Barbara J ^b   Tate, Robert B ^c  

^a Red River College   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Rating scale; Symptom distress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN;

CANADA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0036984870     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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