Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, quality of life and neuroticism

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 170-174

  van de Berg, M P ^a   Ranchor, A V ^b   van Sonderen, F L P ^b   van Gelder, I C ^a   van Veldhuisen, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Neuroticism; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN;

ANXIETY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL;

EID: 20444387569     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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