Quality of congestive heart failure treatment at a Canadian teaching hospital

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 284-287

  Weil, E ^a   Tu, J V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BENAZEPRIL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; FOSINOPRIL; HYDRALAZINE; LISINOPRIL; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; QUINAPRIL; RAMIPRIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CHOICE; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0034820880     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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