American Heart Journal
Volume 149, Issue 5 , Pages 761-767 , May 2005

The Women's Recovery from Sternotomy (WREST) Study: Design of a randomized trial of a novel undergarment for early use after sternotomy

  • Kathryn M. King, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kathryn M. King, RN, PhD, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr, NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4.
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  • Ross Tsuyuki, MSc, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • EPICORE Center, Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Peter Faris, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Advancement of Health, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Gillian Currie, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Economics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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  • Andrew Maitland, MB, FRCSC, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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  • Ruth Collins-Nakai, MD, MBA, FRCPC, FACC

      Affiliations

    • University of Alberta Hospital, Capital Health Region, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Received 20 April 2004 ,Accepted 10 August 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.08.011

American Heart Journal
Volume 149, Issue 5 , Pages 761-767 , May 2005

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