Factors affecting cardiac rehabilitation referral by physician specialty

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 248-252

  Grace, Sherry L ^a,b   Grewal, Keerat ^a   Stewart, Donna E ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Physician; Referral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART REHABILITATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 54549091030     PISSN: 19327501     EISSN: 1932751X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HCR.0000327182.13875.07     Document Type: Article

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