The post-infarction nurse practitioner project - A prospective study comparing nurse intervention with conventional care in a non-high-risk myocardial infarction population

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 61-67

  Broers, C J M ^a   Sinclair, N ^b   Van Der Ploeg, T J ^a   Jaarsma, T ^c   Van Veldhuisen, D J ^c   Umans, V A W M ^a  

^a Medical Centre Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

^b Exeter Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Nurse practitioner; Post infarction management

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 70349199280     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03086219     Document Type: Article

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