Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 88-94 , September 2005

Health-related quality of life in long term-survivors of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

This article was presented at the 23rd Annual National Convention, Society for Vascular Nursing, April 14 to 16, 2005, The Westin, Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • Trine M. Olberg Eide, MA, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Trine M. Olberg Eide, MA, RN, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Trondheim, N-7006 Trondheim, Norway
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  • Pål Romundstad, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine and General Practice, Medical Faculty, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Pål Klepstad, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
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  • Hans O. Myhre, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway

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 This work was supported by a grant from St. Olavs Hospital, University Hospital of Trondheim (No. 1401 1023 4630).

PII: S1062-0303(05)00097-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2005.06.002

Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 88-94 , September 2005

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