Inappropriate use of digoxin in older hospitalized heart failure patients

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages M138-M143

  Ahmed, Ali ^a,b,c,d   Allman, Richard M ^a,c,d,e   DeLong, James F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS   (United States)

^b School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG INDICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DIGOXIN; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0036190689     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/57.2.M138     Document Type: Article

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