Psychosocial impact of specialized cardiac genetic clinics for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-120

  Ingles, Jodie ^a   Lind, Joanne M ^a,b   Phongsavan, Philayrath ^c   Semsarian, Christopher ^a,b,d  

^a CENTENARY INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANXIETY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 39449122818     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e3181612cc7     Document Type: Article

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