Differences in European and North American Approaches to the Management of Heart Failure

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-112

  Poole Wilson, Philip A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CODING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

EUROPE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39749112501     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2007.12.015     Document Type: Review

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