Sense of coherence as well as social support and network as perceived by patients with a suspected or manifest myocardial infarction: A short-term follow-up study

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 646-652

  Baigi, Amir ^a   Hildingh, Cathrine ^a,b   Virdhall, Helen ^b   Fridlund, Bengt ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 55249121176     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215507086237     Document Type: Article

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