Presidential address: Quality of cardiovascular care in the U.S.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 587-594

  Beller, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL RECORD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

CARDIOLOGY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0035464903     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(01)01487-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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