Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 185-192 , May 2011

Anxiety in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions

  • Renée Trotter, RN, MN (Hons)

      Affiliations

    • Sydney Adventist Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Robyn Gallagher, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Robyn Gallagher, RN, PhD, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007, Australia.
    • ,
  • Judith Donoghue, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Received 24 April 2009 ,Revised 13 May 2010 ,Accepted 18 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2010.05.054

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 185-192 , May 2011

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