Benefits of cardiac rehabilitation in the elderly

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1010-1012

  Lavie, Carl J ^a,b   Milani, Richard ^a,b  

^a Ochsner Clinic Foundation ^*

^b OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 6344261914     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.4.1010     Document Type: Editorial

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