It's health care delivery, stupid: Implementing the new Canadian cardiovascular society atrial fibrillation treatment guidelines

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-18

  Wyse, D George ^a  

^a CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADIAN CARDIOVASCULAR SOCIETY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; STROKE; VASCULAR DISEASE; CANADA; CATHETER ABLATION; COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CANADA; CATHETER ABLATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 79953316851     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2010.11.006     Document Type: Editorial

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