Impact of telemonitoring at home on the management of elderly patients with congestive heart failure

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 300-305

  Antonicelli, Roberto ^a   Testarmata, Paolo ^a   Spazzafumo, Liana ^a   Gagliardi, Cristina ^a   Bilo, Grzegorz ^b   Valentini, Mariaconsuelo ^b   Olivieri, Fabiola ^a,c   Parati, Gianfranco ^b  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149124087     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2008.071213     Document Type: Article

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