Patient descriptions of breathlessness in heart failure

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-66

  Edmonds, Polly M ^a   Rogers, Angie ^a   Addington Hall, Julia M ^a   McCoy, Anne ^b   Coats, Andrew J S ^c   Gibbs, J Simon R ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breathlessness; Heart failure; Patient descriptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 12844264935     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.10.039     Document Type: Article

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