Physical activity for people with cardiovascular disease: Recommendations of the National Heart Foundation of Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 71-75

  Briffa, Tom G ^a,c   Maiorana, Andrew ^b   Sheerin, Noella J ^c   Stubbs, Anthony G ^c   Oldenburg, Brian F ^d   Sammel, Neville L ^e   Allan, Roger M ^f  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^e ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REST; RISK REDUCTION; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 31744439249     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00121.x     Document Type: Article

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