Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 318-329 , July 2009

Patients' and significant others' health-related quality of life one month after coronary artery bypass grafting predicts later health-related quality of life

  • Anja Rantanen, MNSc, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing Science, University of Tampere, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Anja Rantanen, MNSc, RN, Department of Nursing Science, FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Finland
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  • Marja Kaunonen, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing Science, University of Tampere and Research Unit, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Finland
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  • Matti Tarkka, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Surgical Department, Heart Center, Tampere University Hospital, Finland
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  • Harri Sintonen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki and FinOHTA, Finland
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  • Anna-Maija Koivisto, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Finland
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  • Päivi Åstedt-Kurki, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing Science, University of Tampere and Research Unit, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Finland
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  • Marja-Terttu Tarkka, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing Science, University of Tampere, Finland

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 This study was supported by grants from competitive research funding of the Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Pirkanmaa Regional fund, and Academy of Finland.

PII: S0147-9563(08)00139-8

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.07.007

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 318-329 , July 2009

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