Addressing the conundrum of multimorbidity in heart failure: Do we need a more strategic approach to improve health outcomes?

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 4-7

  Stewart, Simon ^a   Riegel, Barbara ^b   Thompson, David R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

disease management; Heart failure; multimorbidity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84955587200     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: 18731953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1474515115604794     Document Type: Article

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