Future perspectives in cardiac rehabilitation: A new European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Position Paper on ‘secondary prevention through cardiac rehabilitation’

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 723-725

  Corrà, Ugo ^a   Mendes, Miguel ^c   Piepoli, Massimo ^b   Saner, Hugo ^d  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b GUGLIELMO DA SALICETO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c HOSPITAL DE SANTA CRUZ   (Portugal)

^d BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HEART REHABILITATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EUROPE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 36649037414     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e3282f3ca25     Document Type: Editorial

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