Association of partner status and disposition with rehospitalization in heart failure patients

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Howie Esquivel, Jill ^a   Spicer, Joan Gygax ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b San Mateo Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84862896983     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2012382     Document Type: Article

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