Effects of a home-based cardiac rehabilitation program on the physical activity levels of patients with coronary artery disease

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 392-396

  Oliveira, José ^a   Ribeiro, Fernando ^a   Gomes, Hélder ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Hospital de Sousa Martins   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Home based cardiac rehabilitation; Physical activity levels

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COUNSELING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; HOSPITAL; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PORTUGAL;

AGED; COUNSELING; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PORTUGAL;

EID: 60549114078     PISSN: 19327501     EISSN: 1932751X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0b013e31818c3b83     Document Type: Article

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