Cardiac rehabilitation program attendance after coronary artery bypass surgery: Overcoming the barriers

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 712-714

  Higgins, Rosemary O ^a   Murphy, Barbara M ^a,b   Goble, Alan J ^a   Le Grande, Michael R ^a   Elliott, Peter C ^a,b   Worcester, Marian U C ^a,b  

^a Heart Research Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TRAVEL TIME; AMBULATORY CARE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 48249086528     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01852.x     Document Type: Article

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