Meta-analysis of interventions to increase physical activity among cardiac subjects

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 307-320

  Conn, Vicki S ^a   Hafdahl, Adam R ^b   Moore, Shirley M ^c   Nielsen, Paul J ^a   Brown, Lori M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Exercise; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FITNESS; FUNDING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DETERMINATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 63449137679     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.052     Document Type: Article

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