Comparison of processes of care and clinical outcomes for patients newly hospitalized for heart failure attended by different physician specialists

American Heart Journal

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 252-259

  Boom, Nicole K ^a   Lee, Douglas S ^a,b,d   Tu, Jack V ^a,c,d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRATE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CONSULTATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CARDIOLOGY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84863012217     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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