The prevalence and management of heart failure in Dutch nursing homes; design of a multi-centre cross-sectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Heart failure is likely to be particularly prevalent in the nursing home population, but reliable data about the prevalence of heart failure in nursing homes are lacking. Therefore the aims of this study are to investigate (a) the pr...

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Main Authors: Daamen Mariëlle AMJ, Hamers Jan PH, Gorgels Anton PM, Brunner-la Rocca Hans-Peter, Tan Frans ES, van Dieijen-Visser Marja P, Schols Jos MGA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/12/29