Relative role of ambulatory and residential rehabilitation

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 172-175

  Cobelli, Franco ^a   Tavazzi, Luigi ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Inpatient intervention; Outpatient intervention

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; CORONARY RISK; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEART DISEASE; HEART REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; REHABILITATION; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT;

EID: 0029791696     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: 17418275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182679600300207     Document Type: Article

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