Utilization of the internet to deliver cardiac rehabilitation at a distance: A pilot study

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 323-330

  Zutz, Amber ^a   Ignaszewski, Andrew ^b   Bates, Joanna ^b   Lear, Scott A ^a,b,c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; INTERNET; PATIENT MONITORING;

CARDIAC REHABILITATION; DIETITIAN; HEART RATE MONITORING;

TELEMEDICINE;

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART RATE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 34447336435     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2006.0051     Document Type: Article

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