Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 36-45 , January 2008

Telehome monitoring in patients with cardiac disease who are at high risk of readmission

  • A. Kirsten Woodend, RN, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: A. Kirsten Woodend, RN, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, 451 Smyth Road, Room 3052, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5.
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  • Heather Sherrard, RN, BScN, MHA

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario.
    • ,
  • Margaret Fraser, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario.
    • ,
  • Lynne Stuewe, RN, BScN

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
    • ,
  • Tim Cheung, PhD, MHA

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario.
    • ,
  • Christine Struthers, RN, BScN, MScN

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario.

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 This study was funded by The Richard Ivey Foundation, The Change Foundation and an unrestricted educational grant from Merck-Frosst Canada.

PII: S0147-9563(07)00084-2

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.04.004

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 36-45 , January 2008

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