Cardiac rehabilitation: Reducing hospital readmissions through community based programs

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 575-577

  Canyon, Sarah ^a   Meshgin, Neda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b HeartBeat Program   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; PATIENT READMISSION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RECURRENCE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 50549093029     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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