Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 42-48 , February 2003

Gender differences in quality of life are minimal in patients with heart failure

Received 4 June 2002 ,Revised 12 December 2002

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☆ Reprint requests: Dr. Barbara Riegel, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 420 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096

☆☆ Funded by a grant from the College of Health and Human Services, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.

PII: S1071-9164(02)25401-9

doi: 10.1054/jcaf.2003.1

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 42-48 , February 2003

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