Is quality of life the ultimate outcome parameter?

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 502-504

  Apers, Silke ^a   Luyckx, Koen ^a   Moons, Philip ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPPORT GROUP; WELLBEING;

CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84889875767     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474515113512735     Document Type: Editorial

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