Cardiac rehabilitation programme for coronary heart disease patients: An integrative literature review

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-139

  Eshahn, Nidal F ^a,b   Bond, A Elaine ^b,c  

^a Faculty of Nursing   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Effects of rehabilitation; Lifestyle modification; Quality of life; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 69849111821     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2009.01738.x     Document Type: Article

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