Analysis Methods for Observational Studies. Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Mortality of Coronary Patients

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-35

  Stukel, Therese A ^a,b   Alter, David A ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

AMI; CABG; cardiac rehabilitation; coronary heart disease; elderly

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SKILL; THERAPY EFFECT;

CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67449091292     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.010     Document Type: Editorial

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