Temporal trends in pharmacotherapy for congestive heart failure at an academic medical center: 1990-1995

American Heart Journal

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 367-372

  Rich, M W ^a   Brooks, K ^a   Luther, P ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDRALAZINE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURETIC THERAPY; DRUG CHOICE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031938048     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(98)70309-6     Document Type: Article

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