Animal companions and one-year survival of patients after discharge from a coronary care unit.
Year: 1980
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study looked at the effects of social isolation and social support on the survival of patients who
were hospitalized in a CCU with a diagnosis of MI or angina pectoris (AP). Social factors have been reported
to account for some of the variation in the incidence of MI and AP (25,28), but...
Source: PubMed
Authors: E Friedmann, A H Katcher, J J Lynch, S A Thomas
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W88236985