Chronic heart failure epidemiology in general practice;L'epidemiologia dello scompenso in medicina generale

Ricerca e Pratica

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-19

  Riva, Maria Grazia ^a   Bosisio, Marina ^a  

^a MMG ASL 3 Monza   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic heart failure; Epidemiology; General practice; Medical audit

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CHOLESTEROL; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INOTROPIC AGENT; NITRATE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE;

EID: 1842450899     PISSN: 1120379X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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