Heart failure in the family practice: A study of the prevalence and co-morbidity

Family Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 128-133

  Carmona, Montserrat ^a   García Olmos, Luis M ^b   Alberquilla, Angel ^c   Muñoz, Adolfo ^d   García Sagredo, Pilar ^d   Somolinos, Roberto ^a   Pascual Carrasco, Mario ^d   Salvador, Carlos H ^d   Monteagudo, José L ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Centro de Salud Condes de Barcelona   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiology; Epidemiology; Family medicine; Patient centred care; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SPAIN;

EID: 79953152359     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmq084     Document Type: Article

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