Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 491-498 , November 2009

Development of a health-related lifestyle self-management intervention for patients with coronary heart disease

  • Ritin Santiago Fernandez, PhD, MN, RN

      Affiliations

    • South Western Sydney Centre for Applied Nursing Research, NSW, Australia
    • New South Wales Centre for Evidence-Based Health, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Ritin Santiago Fernandez, Senior Lecturer University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown, Australia
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  • Patricia Davidson, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Family and Community Health College of Health and Science, Curtin University of Technology, NSW, Australia
  • ,
  • Rhonda Griffiths, DrPH, RN

      Affiliations

    • South Western Sydney Centre for Applied Nursing Research, NSW, Australia
    • New South Wales Centre for Evidence-Based Health, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • University of Western Sydney Australia, Australia
  • ,
  • Craig Juergens, FACC, FRACP, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Interventional Cardiology, Liverpool Health Service, Sydney, Australia
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  • Yenna Salamonson, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Western Sydney Australia, Australia

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.01.008

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 491-498 , November 2009