Evidence-based treatment and quality of life in heart failure

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 334-340

  Dobre, Daniela ^a   Van Jaarsveld, Cornelia H M ^a   Ranchor, Adelita V ^a   Arnold, Rosemarie ^a   De Jongste, Mike J L ^b   Haaijer Ruskamp, Flora M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic heart failure; Clinical practice guidelines; Quality of care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDRALAZINE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIURETICS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

EID: 33744488776     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00564.x     Document Type: Article

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