Health-related quality of life in patients with congestive heart failure

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 7, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 419-422

  Lee, Diana T F ^a   Yu, Doris S F ^a   Woo, Jean ^a   Thompson, David R ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Functional health; Health related quality of life; Heart failure; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 13844275814     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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