Quality improvement in heart failure: A simple solution to the beta-blocker problem

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-227

  Rich, Michael W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; TITRIMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042795447     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2004.02.001     Document Type: Editorial

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