Variations in family physicians' and cardiologists' care for patients with heart failure

American Heart Journal

Volumn 138, Issue 5 I, 1999, Pages 826-834

  Baker, D W ^a   Hayes, R P ^a   Massie, B M ^a   Craig, C A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032720078     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70006-2     Document Type: Article

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