Outpatient Cardiology Practices With Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Provide Similar Delivery of Recommended Therapies (Findings from IMPROVE HF)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1773-1779

  Albert, Nancy M ^a   Fonarow, Gregg C ^b   Yancy, Clyde W ^c   Curtis, Anne B ^d   Stough, Wendy Gattis ^e,f   Gheorghiade, Mihai ^g   Heywood, J Thomas ^h   McBride, Mark ⁱ   Mehra, Mandeep R ^j   O'Connor, Christopher M ^f   Reynolds, Dwight ^k   Walsh, Mary Norine ^l  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e Campbell University   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

ⁱ Outcome Sciences Inc   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^l Care Group   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE REGISTRY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CARDIOLOGY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953561814     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.01.360     Document Type: Article

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