Effectiveness of a follow-up program for elderly heart failure patients after hospital discharge. A randomized controlled trial

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 252-257

  Gonzalez Guerrero J L ^a   Alonso Fernandez T ^a   Garcia Mayolin N ^b   Gusi, N ^c   Ribera Casado, J M ^d  

^a Geriatric Service Hospital Ntra Sra de la Montaña Complejo Hospitalario de Cáceres   (Spain)

^b Department of Patient Management Complejo Hospitalario de Cáceres ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Disease management programs; Elderly patients; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84904401553     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2014.05.005     Document Type: Article

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