Journal article
Deaths from heart failure in general practice: implications for palliative care
Abstract
Trial and observational research indicates a high one-year mortality with a significant potential for specialist palliative care for patients with heart failure. A community observational study was undertaken in two general practices, with a total population of 21,000. There were three objectives: to determine the prevalence of symptomatic heart failure, to document mortality in the cohort over six and 12 months, and to establish the population …
Authors
Seamark DA; Ryan M; Smallwood N; Gilbert J
Journal
Palliative Medicine, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 495–498
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
September 2002
DOI
10.1191/0269216302pm596oa
ISSN
0269-2163