Nonpharmacologic care by heart failure experts

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149.e1-149.e11

  Riegel, Barbara ^a   Moser, Debra K ^b   Powell, Mary ^a   Rector, Thomas S ^c   Havranek, Edward P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Low health literacy; Palliative care; Self care

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SWELLING; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33644779597     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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