A review of records from follow-up visits for immigrant and Swedish patients at a heart failure clinic

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 216-222

  Hedemalm, Azar ^a   Schaufelberger, Maria ^b   Ekman, Inger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Follow up visits; Heart failure; Immigrants; Non pharmacological therapy; Nursing documentation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

AFTERCARE; AMBULATORY CARE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DOCUMENTATION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING CARE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 34547685713     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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