Exercise training for patients with heart failure: A systematic review of factors that improve mortality and morbidity

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 693-706

  Smart, Neil ^a   Marwick, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATHING EXERCISE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EXERCISE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 2342655821     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.11.033     Document Type: Review

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