Home-based exercise rehabilitation with telemedicine following cardiac surgery

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 297-301

  Scalvini, Simonetta ^a   Zanelli, Emanuela ^a   Comini, Laura ^a   Tomba, Margherita Dalla ^b   Troise, Giovanni ^b   Giordano, Amerigo ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349663857     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2009.090208     Document Type: Article

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