Telemonitoring or structured telephone support programmes for patients with chronic heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJPublished 10 April 2007Open access
Robyn Clark, Sally C. Inglis, Finlay A. McAlister, John G.F. Cleland, Simon Stewart
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SamenvattingChronisch hartfalen is een veelvoorkomende diagnose met een stijgende incidentie en met ean slechte prognose met ein veel gebruik van gezondheidszorgvoorzieningen.
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Programmes for chronic heart failure that include remote monitoring have a positive effect on clinical outcomes in community dwelling patients with chronic heart failure.
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