Daily variability in dyspnea, edema and body weight in heart failure patients

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-65

  Webel, Allison R ^a   Frazier, Susan K ^b   Moser, Debra K ^b   Lennie, Terry A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluctuations; Heart failure; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY WEIGHT; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33847098334     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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