Reducing heart failure admission rates in England 2004-2011 are not related to changes in primary care quality: National observational study

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1335-1342

  Brettell, Rachel ^a   Soljak, Michael ^b   Cecil, Elizabeth ^b   Cowie, Martin R ^c   Tuppin, Philippe ^d   Majeed, Azeem ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie des Travailleurs Salariés CNAMTS   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Healthcare quality; Heart failure; Hospital admission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTHCARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION;

AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84890093329     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hft107     Document Type: Article

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