Association between adherence to diuretic therapy and health care utilization in patients with heart failure

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 326-332

  Chui, Michelle A ^a   Deer, Melissa ^b   Bennett, Susan J ^d   Tu, Wanzhu ^c   Oury, Stacey ^e   Brater, Craig ^c   Murray, Michael D ^f,g  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Purdue School of Pharmacy   (United States)

^g REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS TRIAMTERENE; METOLAZONE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIURETIC THERAPY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DIURETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037372762     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.23.3.326.32112     Document Type: Article

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