The effectiveness of heart failure disease management: Initial findings from a comprehensive program

Disease Management

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 215-223

  Clarke, Janice L ^a   Nash, David B ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036978129     PISSN: 1093507X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10935070260474985     Document Type: Article

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