Heart Failure Management in Skilled Nursing Facilities
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CORRINE Y. JURGENS, PhD, RN, FAHA, CHAIR, SARAH GOODLIN, MD, CO-CHAIR, MARY DOLANSKY, PhD, RN, CO-CHAIR, ALI AHMED, MD, MPH, FAHA, GREGG C. FONAROW, MD, FAHA, REBECCA BOXER, MD, ROSS ARENA, PhD, PT, FAHA, LENORE BLANK, NP, HARLEAH G. BUCK, PhD, RN, CHPN, KERRY CRANMER, MD, JEROME L. FLEG, MD, FAHA, RACHEL J. LAMPERT, MD, TERRY A. LENNIE, PhD, RN, FAHA, JOANN LINDENFELD, MD, FAHA, ILEANA L. PI~ NA, MD, MPH, FAHA, TODD P. SEMLA, MS, PharmD, BCPS, PATRICIA TREBBIEN, MS, RD, LMNT, AND MICHAEL W. RICH, MD, FAHA, ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ON QUALITY OF CARE AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH AND THE HEART FAILURE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
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تاریخ انتشار 2015