Managing heart failure in the elderly: A primary-care perspective [2];Abordaje de la insuficiencia cardiaca en ancianos: Una visión desde la atención primaria

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 290-291

  Duaso, Enric ^a   Díez Caballero, María ^b   Formiga, Francesc ^c  

^a HOSPITAL MÚTUA DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

^b Grup de Treball de la Gent Gran   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN;

EID: 33646344961     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13086090     Document Type: Letter

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