Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 79-90 , March 2008

Knowledge and self-management behaviors of patients with recently detected atrial fibrillation

  • Pamela J. McCabe, MS, RN, CNS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Pamela J. McCabe, MS, RN, CNS, Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Saint Marys Hospital, Jo M-90, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905.
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  • Shauna Schad, MS, RN, CNS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Andrea Hampton, BSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Diane E. Holland, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Mayo College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.

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 Funding for this study was provided by the Division of Nursing Research, Mayo Clinic Department of Nursing.

PII: S0147-9563(07)00050-7

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.02.006

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 79-90 , March 2008

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