Estimating prognosis in heart failure: Time for a better approach

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 587-588

  Cowie, Martin R ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OXYGEN;

ANAMNESIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE TEST; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0038824201     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.6.587     Document Type: Editorial

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