The predictive value of fatigue for nonfatal ischemic heart disease and all-cause mortality

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 464-470

  Ekmann, Anette ^a,b   Osler, Merete ^b,c   Avlund, Kirsten ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

fatigue; ischemic heart disease; middle aged; mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; SMOKING;

EID: 84862295333     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e318258d294     Document Type: Article

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