Psychological and quality-of-life issues in the young patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 130-132

  DeMaso, David Ray ^a   Neto, Lourival Baptista ^a   Hirshberg, Jonathan ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Pediatrics; Psychosocial function; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CHILD CARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 58049169518     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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