Unexplained chest pain in relation to psychosocial factors and health-related quality of life in men and women

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-336

  Fagring, Annika Janson ^a   Gaston Johansson, Fannie ^b   Kjellgren, Karin I ^b   Welin, Catharina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Gender; Psychosocial factors; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX PAIN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHEST PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN; WOMEN;

EID: 36448931288     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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