Indicators of health-related quality of life in heart failure family caregivers

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 173-182

  Saunders, Mitzi M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350686603     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370010903259196     Document Type: Article

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