TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of life and social outcomes in adults with congenital heart disease living in rural areas of Kentucky
AU - Jefferies, John L.
AU - Noonan, Jacqueline A.
AU - Keller, Bradley B.
AU - Wilson, John F.
AU - Griffith, Charles
PY - 2004/7/15
Y1 - 2004/7/15
N2 - 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."
AB - 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."
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.082
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.082
M3 - Article
C2 - 15246920
AN - SCOPUS:3142602894
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 94
SP - 263
EP - 266
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 2
ER -