Causal attributions for coronary heart disease among female cardiac patients

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 135-145

  Murphy, Barbara ^a,b   Worcester, Marian ^a   Higgins, Rosemary ^a   Le Grande, Michael ^a   Larritt, Pamela ^a   Goble, Alan ^a  

^a Heart Research Centre   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute cardiac event; AMI; Attributions; Beliefs; CAGS; Cardiac rehabilitation; Cardiovascular disease

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART REHABILITATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID DIET; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 19944376509     PISSN: 08839212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008483-200505000-00002     Document Type: Article

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