Which Components of Heart Failure Programmes are Effective? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Outcomes of Structured Telephone Support or Telemonitoring as the Primary Component of Chronic Heart Failure Management in 8323 Patients: Abridged Cochrane Review

Inglis et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69eff9d5bce9831ba4f738ac — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfr039

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