Heart failure diagnosis in primary health care: Clinical characteristics of problematic patients. A clinical judgement analysis study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-8

  Skånér, Ylva ^a   Bring, Johan ^b   Ullman, Bengt ^c   Strender, Lars Erik ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STATISTICON AB   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; CARDIOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

CARDIOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 18344415246     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-4-12     Document Type: Article

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