Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 121-130 , March 2010

Qualitative examination of compliance in heart failure patients in The Netherlands

  • Martje H.L. van der Wal, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Martje H.L. van der Wal, RN, MSc, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, PO Box 30,001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
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  • Tiny Jaarsma, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Debra K. Moser, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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  • Wiek H. van Gilst, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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 The Netherlands Heart Foundation is gratefully acknowledged for supporting this study (grant 2000Z003).

PII: S0147-9563(09)00186-1

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.07.008

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 121-130 , March 2010

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