Disease management programs in chronic heart failure
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[Disease management programs in heart failure: one step beyond pharmacology].
Despite pharmacological advances, both mortality and the incidence of hospital admissions are high for heart failure. As with many other chronic diseases, the findings of clinical trials are difficult to implement due to lack of adherence to treatment, frequent comorbidities not considered in clinical trials, and health systems’ typical focus on acute diseases. Public health systems usually pay...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0043-5325,1613-7671
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-017-1265-0