Open AccessPsychosocial functioning of the adult with congenital heart disease: a 20–33 years follow-up
Author(s) -
E van Rijen
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1016/s0195-668x(02)00749-2
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , heart disease , offspring , pediatrics , disease , marital status , pregnancy , psychiatry , population , environmental health , biology , genetics
Since knowledge about the psychosocial function of adult patients with congenital heart disease is limited, we compared biographical characteristics, and emotional and social functioning of these patients with that of the reference groups.