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Putting veterans with heart failure FIRST improves follow-up and reduces readmissions
BACKGROUND: Despite improvements in length of stay and mortality, congestive heart failure (CHF) remains the most common cause of 30-day readmissions to the hospital. Though multiple studies have found that early follow-up after discharge (eg, within 7 days) is critical to improving 30-day readmissi...
Autores principales: | Ogunwole, Serena Michelle, Phillips, Jason, Gossett, Amber, Downs, John Richard |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6340603/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30729191 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000386 |
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