Chronic heart failure management in Australia: Time for general practice centred models of care?

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 343-346

  Scott, Ian ^a   Jackson, Claire ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Delivery of healthcare; Health services; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL;

EID: 84878372576     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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