An exploratory study of body awareness in persons with heart failure treated medically or with transplantation.

Heart failure is a chronic disabling problem afflicting a growing number of adults. These individuals experience episodes of exacerbation demonstrated by increasing shortness of breath, fatigue, and fluid retention. The symptoms often develop in a slow and insidious manner making perception of worse...

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Published in:Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 32 - 41
Main Authors: Baas LS, Beery TA, Allen G, Wizer M, Wagoner LE
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Jan/Feb2004
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