Heart failure disease management: A critical review

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 64-75

  Rich, Michael W ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Multidisciplinary care; Readmissions

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 0033019569     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-9164(99)90026-X     Document Type: Article

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