Performance Feedback. A Common Thread in the Process to Provide Optimal Heart Failure Care

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 423-425

  Howlett, Jonathan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

heart failure; hospital; ICD; registry

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 58549099714     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.10.028     Document Type: Editorial

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