Effectiveness and costs of a short-course supervised training program in claudicants: Proposal for a shared protocol with aerobic working load

International Angiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 401-407

  Andreozzi, G M ^a   Leone, A ^b   Martini, R ^a   Laudani, R ^b   Salimistraro, G ^a   Deinite, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Vascular Rehabilitation Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intermittent claudication; Peripheral vascular diseases; Physical fitness; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REHABILITATION CARE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREND STUDY; WALKING SPEED; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44849100403     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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