Prognostic Importance of Emotional Support for Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
- 17 March 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 97 (10) , 958-964
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.97.10.958
Abstract
Background—Several studies have indicated that a variety of social relationships are important predictors of morbidity and mortality in patients with coronary artery disease, but little attention h...Keywords
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