Comparison of symptoms of younger and older patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 179-193

  Miller, Kathleen H ^a,b   Grindel, Cecelia Gatson ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass; Recovery; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEATING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANOREXIA; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK FACTORS; SWEATING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3242713888     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773804265693     Document Type: Article

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