National survey of the prevalence, incidence, primary care burden, and treatment of heart failure in Scotland

Heart

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1129-1136

  Murphy, N F ^a   Simpson, C R ^b   McAlister, F A ^c   Stewart, S ^d   MacIntyre, K ^e   Kirkpatrick, M ^f   Chalmers, J ^f   Redpath, A ^f   Capewell, S ^g   McMurray, J J V ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^f Information and Statistics Division   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIURETICS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 4644310995     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.029553     Document Type: Review

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