Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 3-11 , January 2006

Psychosocial predictors of cardiac rehabilitation quality-of-life outcomes

  • Biing-Jiun Shen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, University of Miami, P.O. Box 248185, Coral Gables, FL 33124-0751, USA. Tel.: +1 305 284 5439.
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  • Hector F. Myers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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  • Charles P. McCreary

      Affiliations

    • Greater Los Angeles VA Health Center and University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Received 24 November 2004

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PII: S0022-3999(05)00210-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.06.069

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 3-11 , January 2006