A comparison of once- versus twice-weekly supervised phase III cardiac rehabilitation

British Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-48

  Arnold, Helen J ^a   Sewell, Louise ^a   Singh, Sally J ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Myocardial infarction; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33847754264     PISSN: 09696113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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