Experiencing heart transplantation: The patients' perspective;Os significados de ter o coração transplantado: A experiência dos pacientes

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 314-323

  Stolf, Noedir Antonio Groppo ^a,c   Sadala, Maria Lucia Araújo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Medical School   (Brazil)

^c Medical School ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adaptation, psychological; Heart transplantation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751436942     PISSN: 01027638     EISSN: 16789741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-76382006000300011     Document Type: Article

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