Health-related quality of life in pacemaker patients: A single and multidimensional self-rated health comparison study

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 291-302

  Malm, D ^a,b   Svensson, E ^c   Karlsson, J E ^a   Fridlund, B ^b,d,e  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; EQ 5D; Gender; Health related quality of life; Pacemaker population

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0345550344     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-5151(03)00065-3     Document Type: Article

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