Transitional care interventions to prevent readmissions for patients with heart failure

American Family Physician

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 401-403

  Guirguis Blake, Janelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; NOTE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TELECONSULTATION; TELEMONITORING; TRANSITIONAL CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; TRENDS;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PATIENT READMISSION; TRANSITIONAL CARE;

EID: 84959349979     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 15320650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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