Comparative analysis of the quality of life for patients prior to and after heart transplantation

Annals of Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 288-294

  Czyzewski, Łukasz ^a,b   Torba, Krzysztof ^a   Jasińska, Małgorzata ^a   Religa, Grzegorz ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adherence; Heart Transplant; Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84902975149     PISSN: 14259524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.890190     Document Type: Article

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