Role of exercise stress testing and safety monitoring for older persons starting an exercise program

JAMA

Volumn 284, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 342-349

  Gill, Thomas M ^a   DiPietro, Loretta ^a   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

EID: 0034686675     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.3.342     Document Type: Article

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