Early physician follow-up and 30-day readmission among older patients with heart failure

JAMA

Volumn 304, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 743-

  Randy, Wexler ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77955725861     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1147     Document Type: Letter

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