Benefits of an "angina clinic" for patients with coronary artery disease: A demonstration of health status measures as markers of health care quality

American Heart Journal

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 145-150

  Spertus, John A ^a   Dewhurst, Tim A ^d   Dougherty, Cynthia M ^d   Nichol, Paul ^c   McDonell, Mary ^b   Bliven, Brent ^a   Fihn, Stephan D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b Northwest Health Services Research and Development Program   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Polyclinic   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036144185     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.119894     Document Type: Article

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