Clinical outcomes of a cardiac rehabilitation and maintenance program for Chinese patients with congestive heart failure

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 1245-1253

  Chan, Clement ^a   Tang, Dilys ^a   Jones, Alice ^a  

^a TUNG WAH EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Functional capacity; Hospital re admission; Programme adherence

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; HEART REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

AGED; CHINA; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 53249142261     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701580226     Document Type: Article

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