Improving outpatient care in chronic cardiac diseases: No easy solutions

American Heart Journal

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-3

  Calvin, James E ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFESTYLE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEEDBACK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART DISEASES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33845308610     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.10.009     Document Type: Editorial

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