Evaluation of short-term effectiveness of the disease management program "di.Pro.Di." on continuity of care of patients with congestive heart failure

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1603-1604

  Pecchia, Leandro ^a   Schiraldi, Fernando ^b   Verde, Sossio ^b   Mirante, E ^b   Bath, Peter A ^c   Bracale, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Intensive Care Unit Public Hospital San Paolo   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT READMISSION; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 77955243491     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02985.x     Document Type: Letter

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