Impact of care at a multidisciplinary congestive heart failure clinic: A randomized trial

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-45

  Ducharme, Anique ^a   Doyon, Odette ^a,c   White, Michel ^a   Rouleau, Jean L ^a   Brophy, James M ^b,d  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22144460520     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1041137     Document Type: Article

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