Resource utilization in patients hospitalized with heart failure: Insights from a contemporary national hospital database

American Heart Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Hauptman, Paul J ^a   Swindle, Jason ^a   Burroughs, Thomas E ^a   Schnitzler, Mark A ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INOTROPIC AGENT; MILRINONE; NESIRITIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 44149128202     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.01.015     Document Type: Article

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