Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 12, Issue 7 , Pages 546-553 , September 2006

Congestive Heart Failure Patients Report Conflict With Their Physicians

  • Susan L. Zickmund, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Susan L. Zickmund, PhD, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (151C-U) University Drive C, Pittsburgh PA 15240.
    • ,
  • Julie A. Blasiole, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Venture Brase, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • Robert M. Arnold, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Received 18 January 2006 ,Revised 8 March 2006 ,Accepted 15 March 2006.

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 Supported in part by the Veterans Administration Health Services Research & Development Merit Review Entry Program Career Development Award and a Cardiovascular Institutional Research Fellowship, University of Iowa, funded by the National Institute of Health (HL07121).

PII: S1071-9164(06)00168-0

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2006.03.008

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 12, Issue 7 , Pages 546-553 , September 2006

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