Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 306-317 , July 2009

Social support, depression, functional status, and gender differences in older adults undergoing first-time coronary artery bypass graft surgery

  • Elizabeth A. Sorensen, PhD, RN, CNOR

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Elizabeth A. Sorensen, PhD, RN, CNOR, 114 University Hall, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Dayton, OH 45435
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  • Fan Wang, BSN, RN

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.10.009

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 306-317 , July 2009

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