Comorbid illness affects health-related quality of life after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 24-31

  Lee, Geraldine ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Comorbid illness; Quality of life; Self report; SF 36

Indexed keywords

EID: 66849085927     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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