Telephone interventions for disease management in heart failure

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7600, 2007, Pages 910-911

  Grancelli, Hugo O ^a   Ferrante, Daniel C ^b  

^a FLENI   (Argentina)

^b GESICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; TELECONSULTATION;

HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 34249275730     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39197.577442.80     Document Type: Editorial

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