Women's hearts - Stress management for women with ischemic heart disease: Explanatory analyses of a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-102

  Claesson, Maria ^a   Birgander, Lisbeth Slunga ^a   Lindahl, Bernt ^a   Nasic, Salmir ^a   Åström, Monica ^a   Asplund, Kjell ^a   Burell, Gunilla ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Myocardial ischemia; Psychosocial risk factors; Stress management; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXHAUSTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MENTAL IRRITATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 16844373249     PISSN: 08839212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008483-200503000-00009     Document Type: Article

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