It makes SENSE to take a safer road

European Heart Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2225-2227

  Cleland, John G F ^a   Antony, Renjith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 80052886104     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr120     Document Type: Editorial

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