Cardiac rehabilitation for women: One size does not fit all

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-26

  Day, Wendy ^a   Batten, Lesley ^b  

^a Universal College of Learning   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Myocardial infarction; New Zealand; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION NURSING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION NURSING;

EID: 39049177850     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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