Regional variations in physicians' attitudes and recommendations surrounding implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 318-324

  Matlock, Dan D ^a,b,c   Kutner, Jean S ^a   Emsermann, Caroline B ^a   Al Khatib, Sana M ^d,e   Sanders, Gillian D ^d   Dickinson, L Miriam ^a   Rumsfeld, John S ^a,b,c,f   Davidson, Arthur J ^a,g   Crane, Lori A ^g   Masoudi, Frederick A ^a,b,c,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c Colorado Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Institute ^*  (United States)

^d DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

^h DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

frailty; Heart failure; survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOLOGY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 79953213594     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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