Cardiovascular Manpower: The Looming Crisis

Circulation

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 817-820

  Bonow, Robert O ^a   Smith Jr , Sidney C ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; TRAINING;

AGED; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342309680     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000119801.38445.8F     Document Type: Short Survey

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