A multidisciplinary intervention to prevent the readmission of elderly patients with congestive heart failure

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 333, Issue 18, 1995, Pages 1190-1195

  Rich, Michael W ^a   Beckham, Valerie ^a   Wittenberg, Carol ^a   Leven, Charles L ^c   Freedland, Kenneth E ^b   Carney, Robert M ^b  

^a Division of Cardiology   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIET; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WORK; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0028866659     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199511023331806     Document Type: Article

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