Cardiac rehabilitation for the elderly: Qi Gong and group discussions

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-11

  Stenlund, Therese ^a,b   Lindström, Britta ^b   Granlund, Marie ^a   Burell, Gunilla ^a,c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Balance; Complementary therapies; Coronary arteriosclerosis; Frail elderly; Physical therapy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDING;

EID: 15344346197     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00149831-200502000-00002     Document Type: Article

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