The effect of an integrated care approach for heart failure on general practice

Family Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 642-645

  Pearl, Ann ^b   Wright, Susan P ^a   Gamble, Greg D ^a   Muncaster, Stephanie ^a   Walsh, Helen J ^a   Sharpe, Norman ^a   Doughty, Robert N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; General practice; Integrated care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0348227656     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmg604     Document Type: Article

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