A trial-based economic evaluation of 2 nurse-led disease management programs in heart failure
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A trial-based economic evaluation of 2 nurse-led disease management programs in heart failure.
BACKGROUND Although previously conducted meta-analyses suggest that nurse-led disease management programs in heart failure (HF) can improve patient outcomes, uncertainty regarding the cost-effectiveness of such programs remains. METHODS To compare the relative merits of 2 variants of a nurse-led disease management program (basic or intensive support by a nurse specialized in the management of...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Heart Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0002-8703
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.019