Pre-admission and post-hospital management of heart failure in patients not enrolled in specialist programs

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 186-191

  Borgstedt, Johanna ^a   Clark, Robyn A ^b,c   Morran, Jennifer L ^b   Colley, Desmond ^d   Shakib, Sepehr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; METOPROLOL; SPIRONOLACTONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMORBIDITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; POSTHOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; PREADMISSION MANAGEMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SMOKING CESSATION; SODIUM RESTRICTION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VACCINATION;

EID: 71149086260     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2009.tb00450.x     Document Type: Article

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