Trends in hospitalization for heart failure in Scotland 1980-1990

European Heart Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1993, Pages 1158-1162

  McMurray, J ^a   Mcdonagh, T ^a   Morrison, C E ^b   Dargie, H J ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health economics; Health services utilization; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SCOTLAND; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0027438295     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/14.9.1158     Document Type: Article

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