Age and receipt of guideline-recommended medications for heart failure: A nationwide study of veterans

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1152-1159

  Steinman, Michael A ^a,b   Harlow, John B ^b   Massie, Barry M ^a,b   Kaboli, Peter J ^c,d   Fung, Kathy Z ^b   Heidenreich, Paul A ^a,e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; guideline adherence; health services research; heart failure; quality of care

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CARVEDILOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; VETERAN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 80755132223     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1745-2     Document Type: Article

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