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Prospects of Heart Surgery : Psychological Adjustment to Coronary Bypass Grafting /

Prospects of Heart Surgery: Psychological Adjustment to Coronary Bypass Grafting reports on a study of how patients and their spouses adjusted to the prospect, and then to the outcome, of coronary graft surgery. The focus upon patients' social relationships rather than upon individuals reveals...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Radley, Alan
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1988.
Series:Contributions to psychology and medicine.
Subjects:
Philosophy (General)
Rehabilitation.
Heart > Surgery.
Blood-vessels > Surgery.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Surgery and Social Science: Improving the Quality of Life
  • Symptoms and Society: Ill-Health as Adjustment
  • The Project: Context, Aim and Method
  • Living with Coronary Disease
  • The Anticipation of Surgery
  • After Surgery
  • Relief and Recovery
  • One Year Later
  • Restoring Health and Social Life
  • Development of Theory
  • Implications and Applications
  • References
  • Appendices
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index.