Best practice for chronic heart failure patients - Writing guidelines is not enough

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1706-1708

  Denvir, Martin A ^a   Leslie, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; NURSING PRACTICE; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; EUROPE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 47649108385     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn256     Document Type: Editorial

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