General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 18, Supplement 6 , Pages 30-35, November 1996

Left ventricular assist devices psychosocial burden and implications for heart transplant programs

  • Peter A. Shapiro, M.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Peter A. Shapiro, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, 622 W. 168 St., Box 427, New York NY 10032.
    • Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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  • Howard R. Levin, M.D.

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    • Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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  • Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.

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    • Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

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 This paper was presented in part at the 3rd Biennial Conference on Psychiatric, Psychosocial and Ethical Issues in Organ Transplantation, Richmond VA, Oct. 7, 1994.

PII: S0163-8343(96)00076-X

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 18, Supplement 6 , Pages 30-35, November 1996