Prospective evaluation of the association between hemoglobin concentration and quality of life in patients with heart failure

American Heart Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 965-971

  Adams Jr , Kirkwood F ^a   Piña, Ileana L ^d   Ghali, Jalal K ^e   Wagoner, Lynne E ^f   Dunlap, Stephanie H ^g   Schwartz, Todd A ^c   Stough, Wendy Gattis ^h   Mehra, Mandeep R ⁱ   Felker, Gary Michael ^j   Chiong, Jun R ^k   Patterson, James Herbert ^b   Kim, John ^l   Butler, Javed ^m   Oren, Ron M ⁿ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Greater Cincinnati Cardiovascular Consultants   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h Campbell University   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l AMGEN INC   (United States)

^m EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁿ Mercy Iowa City   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEART FAILURE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KANSAS CITY CARDIOMYOPATHY QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MINNESOTA LIVING WITH HEART FAILURE QUESTIONNAIRE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SCORING SYSTEM;

FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 70549096093     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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