Why are women missing from outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs? A review of multilevel factors affecting referral, enrollment, and completion

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 773-791

  Benz Scott, Lisa A ^a,c   Ben Or, Keren ^b   Allen, Jerilyn K ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0036870807     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/15409990260430927     Document Type: Review

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