Delivering evidence-based care to patients with heart failure: Results of a structured programme

British Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 171-172+174+177

  Cowie, Martin ^a   Panahloo, Zoya ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Heart failure; National Service Framework

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CAPTOPRIL; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; LISINOPRIL; PERINDOPRIL; RAMIPRIL; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG UPTAKE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MODEL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SIDE EFFECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036195660     PISSN: 09696113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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