Outpatient management of long-term assist devices

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-99

  Holmes, Elena C ^a  

^a HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0038586533     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(02)00138-8     Document Type: Review

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