Proposal for routine use of mortality risk prediction tools to promote early end of life planning in heart failure patients and facilitate integrated care

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 280-282

  Steel, A ^a   Bakhai, A ^a  

^a BARNET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Death; Heart failure; Mortality prediction; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART FAILURE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RISK PREDICTION TOOL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TERMINAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84878597191     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.211     Document Type: Article

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