Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 182-191 , May 2009

Predictors of health care needs in discharged patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery

  • Fei-ju Gao, MS

      Affiliations

    • Nursing Department, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kai-pyng Yao, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Sung Tsai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Surgery Division, Tri-service General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kwua-Yun Wang, MS

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, National Defense Medical Center, PhD Candidate, Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kwua-Yun Wang, MS, N0.161, Section 6, Min-Chuan East Road, Taipei 114, Taiwan

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.07.006

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 182-191 , May 2009

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