Diagnosis and management of heart failure in the elderly

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 852, 1996, Pages 577-580

  King, Debra ^a  

^a ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDRALAZINE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE;

HEALTH CARE COST; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029856732     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.72.852.577     Document Type: Short Survey

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