Impact of cardiology referral: clinical outcomes and factors associated with physicians' adherence to recommendations

OBJECTIVES: Cardiology referral is common for patients admitted for non-cardiac diseases. Recommendations from cardiologists may involve complex and aggressive treatments that could be ignored or denied by other physicians. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of patients who were g...

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Main Authors: André C. Marques, Daniela Calderaro, Pai C. Yu, Danielle M. Gualandro, Gabriel A.L. Carmo, Fernanda R. Azevedo, Adriana F. Pastana, Eneas M.O. Lima, Maristela Monachini, Bruno Caramelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2014-12-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322014001000666&lng=en&tlng=en