Differences between primary care physicians and cardiologists in management of congestive heart failure: Relation to practice guidelines

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 518-526

  Edep, Martin E ^a,b   Shah, Nihir B ^a,b   Tateo, Ida M ^a,b   Massie, Barry M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CARDIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030802373     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(97)00176-9     Document Type: Article

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