Recommendations for cardiovascular screening, staffing, and emergency policies at health/fitness facilities

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1009-1018

  Balady, G J ^a   Chaitman, B ^a   Driscoll, D ^a   Foster, C ^a   Froelicher, E ^a   Gordon, N ^a   Pate, R ^a   Rippe, J ^a   Bazzarre, T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXERCISE; MEDICAL STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SCREENING; TRAINING;

EID: 0031745150     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199806000-00034     Document Type: Review

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