Heart failure epidemiology 2000–2013: insights from the German Federal Health Monitoring System

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1009-1018

  Christ, Michael ^a   Störk, Stefan ^b   Dörr, Marcus ^c   Heppner, Hans J ^d   Müller, Christian ^e   Wachter, Rolf ^f   Riemer, Uwe ^g  

^a PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^g NOVARTIS PHARMA GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Germany; Heart failure; Hospitalization; In hospital mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GERMANY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREND STUDY;

EID: 84981709078     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.567     Document Type: Article

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