Heart Failure Is a Major Contributor to Hospital Readmission Penalties

Authors:

PHPaul J. Hauptman
Paul J. Hauptman

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1 February 2015

journal article
Published by Elsevier in Journal of Cardiac Failure

Vol. 21 (2) , 134-137
DOI:10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.12.002
PMID:25498757

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