Quality of life with atrial fibrillation: Do the spouses suffer as much as the patients?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 804-809

  Bohnen, Marius ^a   Shea, Julie B ^a   Michaud, Gregory F ^a   John, Roy ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a   Epstein, Laurence M ^a   Tedrow, Usha B ^a   Albert, Christine ^a   Koplan, Bruce A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Quality of life; Spouses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSES;

EID: 84860390305     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03111.x     Document Type: Article

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