Fatigue after myocardial infarction: Relationships with indices of emotional distress, and sociodemographic and clinical variables

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 326-334

  Alsén, Pia ^a,b   Brink, Eva ^a,b   Brändström, Yvonne ^c   Karlson, Björn W ^d   Persson, Lars Olof ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UDDEVALLA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Fatigue; Myocardial infarction; Symptom

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS;

AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77958092595     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01848.x     Document Type: Article

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