Striving to achieve best practice in heart failure disease management

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 263-

  Atherton, John ^a,b   Hickey, A ^c   Suna, J ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

AUSTRALIA; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING CARE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS;

EID: 84857449738     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000338     Document Type: Letter

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