Prognostication or identification of palliative needs in advanced heart failure: Where should the focus lie?

Heart

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 523-524

  Hogg, Karen J ^a   Jenkins, Shona M M ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ACCURACY; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GOLD STANDARD; GOLD STANDARDS FRAMEWORK PROGNOSTIC INDICATOR GUIDE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HOLISTIC CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEATTLE HEART FAILURE MODEL; TERMINAL CARE; VALIDITY;

FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84858601943     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-301753     Document Type: Editorial

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