Trends in hospitalization for heart failure in Italy 2001-2003

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 367-371

  Gigli, Guido ^a   Lispi, Lucia ^b   Donati, Carlo ^b   Orlandi, Sandro ^a   Vallebona, Alessandro ^a   Gigli, Lorenzo ^a   Reggiardo, Giorgio ^a  

^a Cardiologia Sestri Levante   (Italy)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Hospitalization; Italy; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX RATIO; TIME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66349139086     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283276e1c     Document Type: Article

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