At the 'heart' of the matter: An exploration of the psychological impact of living with congenital heart disease in adulthood

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 393-406

  Cornett, Loraine ^a   Simms, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adulthood; congenital heart disease; coping; emotional support; psychological

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DENIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84893872353     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312471569     Document Type: Article

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