Gender differences and determinants of health related quality of life in coronary patients: A follow-up study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Dueñas, María ^a   Ramirez, Carmen ^a   Arana, Roque ^b   Failde, Inmaculada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coronary patients; Gender; HRQL; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEART INFARCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957528924     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-11-24     Document Type: Article

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