Patient and hospital characteristics associated with traditional measures of inpatient quality of care for patients with heart failure

American Heart Journal

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Heidenreich, Paul A ^a   Zhao, Xin ^b   Hernandez, Adrian F ^b   Yancy, Clyde W ^c   Fonarow, Gregg C ^d  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863077654     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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