Caring for older patients with chronic cardiac disease: An increasing challenge for cardiac nurses in the 21st century

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-13

  Stewart, Simon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EMPATHY; FORECASTING; HEART DISEASES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037963513     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-5151(01)00003-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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