Determinants of early readmission after hospitalization for heart failure

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 612-618

  Eastwood, Cathy A ^a   Howlett, Jonathan G ^a   King Shier, Kathryn M ^a   McAlister, Finlay A ^b   Ezekowitz, Justin A ^b   Quan, Hude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIAC PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALBERTA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIVER DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84901425014     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.02.017     Document Type: Article

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