American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 88, Issue 5 , Pages 526-529 , 1 September 2001

Prognostic importance of marital quality for survival of congestive heart failure

  • James C Coyne, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: James C. Coyne, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 11 Gates/HUP, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4283
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  • Michael J Rohrbaugh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Varda Shoham, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • ,
  • John S Sonnega, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • John M Nicklas, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • James A Cranford, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan Health Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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☆ This study was supported by Grant HL45594-01A1 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Manuscript received February 1, 2001; revised manuscript received and accepted April 2, 2001.

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American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 88, Issue 5 , Pages 526-529 , 1 September 2001

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