Body image changes associated with dual-chamber pacemaker insertion in women

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 273-280

  Davis, Leslie L ^a   Vitale, Kimberly A ^b   Irmiere, Claudia A ^c   Hackney, Tina A ^d   Belew, Kathryn M ^e   Chikowski, Ann Marie R ^f   Sullivan, Cynthia A ^g   Hellkamp, Anne S ^h   Schron, Eleanor B ⁱ   Lamas, Gervasio A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ST JOSEPH S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Alamance Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^f Main Line Health Heart Center   (United States)

^g University Community Hospital Tampa   (United States)

^h DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NIDATION; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCAR;

EID: 4644282889     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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