Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 469-479 , November 2009

Gender differences in coping and anxiety in patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Taiwan

  • Heng-Hsin Tung, PhD, FNP, RN

      Affiliations

    • National Taipei College of Nursing, Tungs' Taichung MetroHabor Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Heng-Hsin Tung, PhD, FNP, RN, 365 Ming Te Road PeiTou, Taipei 112, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Anita Hunter, PhD, CNS, CPNP

      Affiliations

    • Hahn School of Nursing of University of San Diego, San Diego, California
    • ,
  • Jeng Wei, MSD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center of Chen-Hsin Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chung-Yi Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center of Chen-Hsin Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.01.006

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 469-479 , November 2009

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