Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 427-434 , September 2009

Reasons for readmission in heart failure: Perspectives of patients, caregivers, cardiologists, and heart failure nurses

  • Coby Annema, MSc, RN
    • ,
  • Marie-Louise Luttik, PhD, RN
    • ,
  • Tiny Jaarsma, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Tiny Jaarsma, PhD, RN, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands

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 This study was supported by The Netherlands Heart Foundation (Grant 2000Z003).

PII: S0147-9563(08)00235-5

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.12.002

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 427-434 , September 2009

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