Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages e25-e31 , May 2011

Health-related quality of life in Brazilian outpatients with Chagas and non-Chagas cardiomyopathy

  • Viviane Martinelli Pelegrino, MNS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Hospital of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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  • Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Specialized Nursing, Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas, RN, PhD, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, CEP 14040-902 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
    • ,
  • Márcia Aparecida Ciol, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Alexander Michael Clark, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Lidia Aparecida Rossi, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Specialized Nursing, Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
    • ,
  • Marcus Vinícius Simões, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2010.05.052

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages e25-e31 , May 2011

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