Psychological distress in Nigerian patients with heart failure

CVD Prevention and Control

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 207-211

  Ansa, Victor O ^a   Abasiubong, Festus ^b   Agbulu, Regina O ^a   Edet, Bassey E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^c Federal Psychiatric Hospital Calabar   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Nigeria; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL STUDY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STEADY STATE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77049092928     PISSN: 18754570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvdpc.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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