Chronic heart failure home-based management with a telecardiology system: A comparison between patients followed by general practitioners and by a cardiology department

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Scalvini, Simonetta ^a   Zanelli, Emanuela ^a   Paletta, Laura ^b   Benigno, Massimo ^a   Domeneghini, Diego ^a   de Giuli, Federica ^a   Giordano, Amerigo ^a   Glisenti, Fulvio ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TELECONSULTATION; TELEPHONE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 39049178894     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763306777978461     Document Type: Article

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