Management of heart failure in Switzerland

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-115

  Muntwyler, Jörg ^a   Follath, Ferenc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Management

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRATE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWITZERLAND;

HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0034038442     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-9842(99)00063-X     Document Type: Review

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