Heart failure services in the United Kingdom: Rethinking the machine bureaucracy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 143-148

  Hawkins, Nathaniel M ^a   Wright, David J ^a   Capewell, Simon ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care policy; Health outcomes; Health services; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; THINKING;

EID: 84872499076     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.10.144     Document Type: Review

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