Delivering quality and value in heart failure

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7706, 2009, Pages 1286-

  Hobbs, F D Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

BLOOD EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 67650070275     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b1672     Document Type: Editorial

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