Editorial: The value of the quality of life

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 901-902

  Jaarsma, Tiny ^a   Lesman Leegte, Ivonne ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMONITORING; FEMALE; MALE; NOTE;

FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77955973413     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq142     Document Type: Editorial

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