International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 143-152 , December 2007

Congestive Heart Failure in the Elderly

  • Chiung-Zuan Chiu

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jun-Jack Cheng

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Jun-Jack Cheng, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, 95, Wen-Chan Road, Shih-Lin, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 15 July 2007.

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International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 143-152 , December 2007

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