Hospital-based systems to improve quality of care for heart-failure patients

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages

  Young, James B ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; Beta blockers; Continuous quality improvement; Evidence based data; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; METOPROLOL;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036382013     PISSN: 15306550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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