Changes in patient drawings of the heart identify slow recovery after myocardial infarction

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 910-913

  Broadbent, Elizabeth ^a   Ellis, Christopher J ^b   Gamble, Greg ^a   Petrie, Keith J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cardiac anxiety; Drawings; Myocardial infarction; Perceptions; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DRAWING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 33751310546     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.psy.0000242121.02571.10     Document Type: Article

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