Multifaceted intervention to promote β-blocker use in heart failure

American Heart Journal

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 992-998

  Allen LaPointe, Nancy M ^a   DeLong, Elizabeth R ^a   Chen, Anita ^a   Hammill, Bradley G ^a   Muhlbaier, Lawrence H ^a   Califf, Robert M ^a   Kramer, Judith M ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SELF REPORT; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; PRESCRIPTION; REINFORCEMENT; STATISTICS;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; REMOTE CONSULTATION;

EID: 33646845964     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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