Interpreting changes in quality of life in atrial fibrillation: How much change is meaningful?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Dorian, Paul ^a   Burk, Caroline ^b   Mullin, Christopher M ^c   Bubien, Rosemary ^d   Godejohn, Donna ^e   Reynolds, Matthew R ^f   Lakkireddy, Dhanunjaya R ^g   Wimmer, Alan P ^h   Bhandari, Anil ⁱ   Spertus, John ^h  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Health Outcomes Consultant   (United States)

^c North American Science Associates   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e St Jude Medical Inc USA   (United States)

^f BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FEMALE; GLOBAL CHANGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION EFFECT ON QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84880918564     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.04.015     Document Type: Article

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