Quality of life evaluation in cardiovascular disease: A role for the European Society of Cardiology?

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-192

  Mcgee, Hannah M ^a   Oldridge, Neil ^b   Hellemans, Irene M ^c  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSENSUS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LANGUAGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; EUROPE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 21344469099     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000169186.99431.51     Document Type: Editorial

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