Use of nonpharmacologic treatment approaches in patients with heart failure

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 348-353

  Goldberg, Robert J ^a   Farmer, Cheryl ^a   Spencer, Frederick A ^a   Pezzella, Steven ^a   Meyer, Theo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Lifestyle changes; Management practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; ONSET AGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT CONTROL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 33744900327     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.07.026     Document Type: Article

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