Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 507-512 , September 2007

Poor health-related quality of life in patients with peripheral arterial disease: Type D personality and severity of peripheral arterial disease as independent predictors

  • Annelies E. Aquarius, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
    • St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Annelies E. Aquarius, PhD, CoRPS, Department of Medical Psychology, Tilburg University, Rm P507A, Warandelaan 2, PO Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands.
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  • Johan Denollet, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Jolanda de Vries, PhD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
    • St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Jaap F. Hamming, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Received 9 January 2007 ,Accepted 11 April 2007.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)00724-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.04.039

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 507-512 , September 2007

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