Disparities in preferences for receiving support and education among patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 383-390

  Serber, Eva R ^a,d   Finch, Nancy J ^b   Leman, Robert B ^c   Sturdivant, Lacy J ^c   Barnes, Tammy ^c   Clarke, Elizabeth ^c   Garry, Jennifer ^c   Gold, Michael R ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Brown University Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Education; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; RHODE ISLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 61449190907     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.02248.x     Document Type: Article

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