Quality of life and psychological status of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 389-398

  Thomas, Sue Ann ^a   Friedmann, Erika ^a   Kao, Chi Wen ^a   Inguito, Pia ^a   Metcalf, Matthew ^b   Kelley, Frances J ^d   Gottlieb, Steven S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANXIETY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; ARRHYTHMIA; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33749485843     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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