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The Value of Admission Clinical Data for Diagnosing Heart Failure in Long-term Care

BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is common in long-term care (LTC). Diagnostic uncertainty is important barrier to optimal HF management, stemming from inadequate health information transfer upon LTC admission. We determine the utility of admission clinical information to confirm a HF diagnosis in new...

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Autores principales: Heckman, George A., Foebel, Andrea D., Dubin, Joel A., Ng, Jennifer, Turpie, Irene D., Hussack, Patricia, McKelvie, Robert S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Canadian Geriatrics Society 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3837714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24278092
http://dx.doi.org/10.5770/cgj.16.70