Gender and culture differences in the quality of life among Americans and Koreans with atrial fibrillation

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-305

  Kang, Younhee ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Culture; Gender; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; UNITED STATES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GENDER IDENTITY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CULTURE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249093058     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2009.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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