The expanding national burden of heart failure in the United States: The influence of heart failure in women

American Heart Journal

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 74-78

  Koelling, Todd M ^b,c   Chen, Roland S ^a   Lubwama, Robert N ^a   L'Italien, Gilbert J ^a   Eagle, Kim A ^b  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Women's L3623 0271 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0348047556     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.07.021     Document Type: Article

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