Perspectives of primary-care providers on heart failure in long-term care homes

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 320-335

  Heckman, George A ^a   Boscart, Veronique M ^a,b,c,d   McKelvie, Robert S ^e   D'Elia, Teresa ^f   Osman, Osman ^a   Kaasalainen, Sharon ^c   Kelley, Mary Lou ^g   McAiney, Carrie ^c,h   Stolee, Paul ^a   Strachan, Patricia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Schlegel Centre for Advancing Seniors Care   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^g LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; best practice guidelines; heart failure; long term care; older adults; primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART FAILURE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEART FAILURE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84906907958     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980814000245     Document Type: Review

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