Management of congestive heart failure by general practitioners - Results from the styrian heart failure survey

Journal of Clinical and Basic Cardiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 145-148

  Wonisch, M ^a   Fruhwald, F M ^a   Maier, R ^a   Watzinger, N ^a   Hoedl, R ^a   Kraxner, W ^a   Klein, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Diagnosis; General practitioners; Medical treatment; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACETYLDIGOXIN; CAPTOPRIL; DIGITALIS; DIGITOXIN; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; LISINOPRIL; METILDIGOXIN; RAMIPRIL; SPIRONOLACTONE; THIAZOLE; XIPAMIDE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034838307     PISSN: 15612775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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