Problems of cardiac rehabilitation coordinators in the UK: Are perceptions justified by facts?

British Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 372-378

  Bethell, Hugh J N ^a   Evans, Julia ^a   Malone, Sheila ^b   Turner, Sally C ^a  

^a Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Cheshire and Merseyside Cardiac Network   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Coordinator; Funding; Physician involvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGIONALIZATION; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 27744604535     PISSN: 09696113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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