A proposal for interdisciplinary, nurse-coordinated atrial fibrillation expert programmes as a way to structure daily practice

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 35, 2013, Pages 2725-2730

  Berti, Dana ^a   Hendriks, Jeroen M L ^b   Brandes, Axel ^c   Deaton, Christi ^d   Crijns, Harry J G M ^b   Camm, A John ^e   Hindricks, Gerhard ^f   Moons, Philip ^g,h   Heidbuchel, Hein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^h Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGIST; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NURSE CLINICIANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84877311226     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht096     Document Type: Review

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