Randomized Trial of Telemonitoring to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes (Tele-HF): Study Design

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 709-714

  Chaudhry, Sarwat I ^a   Barton, Barbara ^b   Mattera, Jennifer ^a,b   Spertus, John ^c,d   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Saint Luke's Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disease management; Heart failure; self care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; TELEMONITORING;

BIOMETRY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36048973531     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.06.720     Document Type: Article

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