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Do Hemoglobin and Creatinine Clearance Affect Hospital Readmission Rates from a Skilled Nursing Facility Heart Failure Rehabilitation Unit?

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 The study was supported by an unrestricted grant from the Southeast Michigan Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. The sponsor had no role in design, data analysis or interpretation, decision to publish or manuscript preparation.

PII: S1525-8610(07)00528-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2007.12.004

JAMDA
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 194-198 , March 2008

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