Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 8 , Pages 643-648 , October 2007

Symptoms, Depression, and Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure

  • David B. Bekelman, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
    • Colorado Health Outcomes Program, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: David B. Bekelman, MD, MPH, Division of General Internal Medicine, B180, Academic Office 1 (AOW), Room #L15-8519, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, P.O. Box 6511, Aurora, CO 80045.
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  • Edward P. Havranek, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
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  • Diane M. Becker, ScD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
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  • Pamela N. Peterson, MD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
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  • Ilan S. Wittstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Sheldon H. Gottlieb, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Traci E. Yamashita, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
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  • Diane L. Fairclough, DrPh

      Affiliations

    • Colorado Health Outcomes Program, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
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  • Sydney M. Dy, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Received 20 November 2006 ,Revised 18 May 2007 ,Accepted 24 May 2007.

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 The study was funded by the Johns Hopkins Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Johns Hopkins General Clinical Research Center; and National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health.

PII: S1071-9164(07)00167-4

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.05.005

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 8 , Pages 643-648 , October 2007

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