Quality of life after acute myocardial infarction: A systematic review

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 507-511

  Simpson, Ewurabena ^a   Pilote, Louise ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGE; CONVALESCENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORK CAPACITY; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037675166     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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