The diagnosis and management of heart failure across primary-secondary care: A qualitative study

British Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-238

  Fuat, Ahmet ^a   Hungin, Pali ^b   Murphy, Jeremy James ^c  

^a Carmel Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DARLINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Heart failure; Management; Models of care; Primary and secondary care attitudes

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG USE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 21044454294     PISSN: 09696113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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