Use of atrial defibrillators to convert atrial fibrillation at home: Psychosocial aspects

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 817-818

  Schmitt, Claus ^a,b   Ndrepepa, Gjin ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ANXIETY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEPRESSION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEPRESSION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE;

EID: 0041737430     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03236.x     Document Type: Note

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