Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 580-585 , September 2009

Quality of Life and Depressive Symptoms in Heart Failure Patients and Their Partners: The Impact of Role and Gender

  • Marie Louise Luttik, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Marie Louise Luttik RN, PhD, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 50 3614889; Fax: +31 50 3614391.
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  • I. Lesman-Leegte, RN, PhD
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  • Tiny Jaarsma, RN, PhD

Received 16 October 2008 ,Revised 29 January 2009 ,Accepted 18 February 2009.

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 Supported by the Netherlands Heart Foundation (grant 2000Z003).

PII: S1071-9164(09)00061-X

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.02.004

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 580-585 , September 2009

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