Quality of life in adults with congenital heart disease: what matters?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
² Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

Comment

Kai G Kahl et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Oct.

. 2016 Oct;8(10):E1379-E1380.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.10.66.

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
² Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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