Quality of life and social outcomes in adults with congenital heart disease living in rural areas of Kentucky

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作者：

Jefferies, JL

Noonan, JA

Keller, BB

Wilson, JF

Griffith, C

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[1] Texas Childrens Hosp, St Lukes Episcopal Hosp, Texas Heart Inst, Dept Cardiol, Houston, TX 77225 USA

[2] Baylor Coll Med, Houston, TX 77030 USA

[3] Univ Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA USA

[4] Univ Kentucky, Lexington, KY USA

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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY | 2004年 / 94卷 / 02期

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10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.082

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R5 [内科学];

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1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

As revealed by a quality-of-life survey done in a small rural Kentucky cohort, adults who live in rural areas who have congenital heart disease have a relatively poor health-related quality of life and face unique challenges in gaining employment, maintaining health insurance, and overcoming the perceived childhood stigma of being "different." (C) 2004 by Excerpta Medica, Inc.

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