Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 21-28 , January 2006

Depression, faith-based coping, and short-term postoperative global functioning in adult and older patients undergoing cardiac surgery

  • Amy L. Ai

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington Health Sciences, Seattle, Washington, United States
    • Section of Cardiac Surgery and Integrative Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. University of Washington Health Science, 4101 15th Avenue Northeast, Seattle, WA 98105-6299, USA. Tel.: +1 206 221 7781; fax: +1 206 543 1228.
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  • Christopher Peterson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
    • ,
  • Steven F. Bolling

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiac Surgery and Integrative Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
    • ,
  • Willard Rodgers

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Received 26 July 2004 ,Accepted 30 June 2005.

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PII: S0022-3999(05)00255-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.06.082

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 21-28 , January 2006

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