Survival following an acute coronary syndrome: A pet theory put to the test

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-70

  Parker, G B ^a   Gayed, A ^a   Owen, C A ^a   Hyett, M P ^a   Hilton, T M ^a   Heruc, G A ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Health behaviour; Outcome; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PET ANIMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CATS; DEATH; DOGS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OWNERSHIP; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 72249115997     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01410.x     Document Type: Article

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