Health-related quality of life in patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-76

  Kang, Younhee ^a   Bahler, Robert ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 1842536281     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2003.12.002     Document Type: Review

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