Participation in leisure-time physical activities and competitive sports in patients with cardiovascular disease: How to get the benefits without incurring risks

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-317

  Pelliccia, Antonio ^a   Saner, Hugo ^b  

^a Italian National Olympic Committee   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; LEISURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EUROPE; EXERCISE THERAPY; EXERTION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS;

EID: 23944522633     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000174825.94892.0a     Document Type: Editorial

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