Organizational problems in the care of chronic heart failure patients;Riflessioni sul problema organizzativo dell'assistenza al paziente con scompenso cardiaco cronico

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 913-919

  Opasich, Cristina ^a   Tavazzi, Luigi ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Management in cardiology

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; TELEPHONE;

CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031905348     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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