Positive Affect: A Neglected Group Treatment Outcome Measure in Assessing Efficacy of Psychosocial Group Interventions in Individuals with Heart Failure

Group

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-46

  Konstam, Varda ^a   Hurley, Linda ^c   Hijjazi, Kamal ^b   Perry, Kathleen ^c   Konstam, Marvin A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Harbor Campus ^*

Author keywords

Group intervention; Heart failure; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043139120     PISSN: 03624021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023065129249     Document Type: Article

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