Integrating healthcare provision;Integración de ámbitos asistenciales

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia Suplementos

Volumn 7, Issue C, 2007, Pages

  Peña Gil, Carlos ^a   Comín Colet, Josep ^b  

^a University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Continuous quality improvement; Disease management programs; Heart failure; Heart failure clinics

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSING CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SANITATION;

EID: 35948957037     PISSN: 11313587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1131-3587(07)75246-9     Document Type: Article

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