Predictors of quality of life in long-term recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

J Cardiopulm Rehabil

Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Box 100165, UD Health Science Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.

Published: November 2002

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