Testing the effectiveness of converting patients to long-acting antianginal medications: The Quality of Life in Angina Research Trial (QUART)

American Heart Journal

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 550-558

  Spertus, John A ^a,b   Dewhurst, Tim ^c   Dougherty, Cynthia M ^d   Nichol, Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Polyclinic   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITRATE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035094582     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.112781     Document Type: Article

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