Specialist clinics for reducing emergency admissions in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Rebecca Thomas; Alyson Huntley; Mala Mann; Dyfed Huws; Shantini Paranjothy; Glyn Elwyn; Sarah Purdy

doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302313

Article info

Reviews

Specialist clinics for reducing emergency admissions in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Authors

Rebecca Thomas Cochrane Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Medicine, Public Health Wales, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alyson Huntley Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social & Community Medicine, Bristol University, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mala Mann Support Unit for Research Evidence, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dyfed Huws Cochrane Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Medicine, Public Health Wales, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Shantini Paranjothy Cochrane Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Medicine, Public Health Wales, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Glyn Elwyn Cochrane Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Medicine, Public Health Wales, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sarah Purdy Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social & Community Medicine, Bristol University, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Sarah Purdy, Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social & Community Medicine, Bristol University, Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Bristol BS8 2PS, UK; sarah.purdy{at}bristol.ac.uk

View Full Text

Citation

Thomas R, Huntley A, Mann M, et al

Specialist clinics for reducing emergency admissions in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Heart 2013;99:233-239.

Publication history

Received April 30, 2012
Revised June 29, 2012
Accepted July 2, 2012
First published January 25, 2013.

Online issue publication

March 15, 2016

Request permissions

If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.

Copyright information

Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions

Log in using your username and password

Main menu

Log in using your username and password

You are here

Authors

Citation

Publication history

Request permissions

Copyright information

Read the full text or download the PDF:

Log in using your username and password