A Critical Link Between Heart Failure Self-care and Intrathoracic Impedance

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages E20-E26

  Rathman, Lisa D ^a   Lee, Christopher S ^a   Sarkar, Shantanu ^a   Small, Roy S ^a  

^a LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Heart failure; Self management

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART EDEMA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; EDEMA, CARDIAC; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE;

EID: 79958833287     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181ee28c8     Document Type: Article

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