Diagnostic value of patterns of symptoms and signs of heart failure: Application of latent class analysis with concomitant variables in a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Severo, Milton ^a,b   Gaio, Ana Rita ^b   Lourenço, Patrícia ^c   Alvelos, Margarida ^c   Gonçalves, Alexandra ^c   Lunet, Nuno ^a,b   Bettencourt, Paulo ^c   Azevedo, Ana ^a,b,c  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BREATHING DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 84871068846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001510     Document Type: Article

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