Cardiac rehabilitation in Europe: Results from the European Cardiac Rehabilitation Inventory Survey

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 410-418

  Bjarnason Wehrens, Birna ^a   McGee, Hannah ^b   Zwisler, Ann Dorthe ^c   Piepoli, Massimo F ^d   Benzer, Werner ^e   Schmid, Jean Paul ^f   Dendale, Paul ^g   Pogosova, Nana Goar V ^h   Zdrenghea, Dumitru ⁱ   Niebauer, Josef ^j   Mendes, Miguel ^k  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d GUGLIELMO DA SALICETO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e GENERAL HOSPITAL KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^f BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^g HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^h NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR THERAPY AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

ⁱ IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^j University Institute of Sports Medicine Prevention and Rehabilitation   (Austria)

^k Instituto do Coracao   (Portugal)

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Author keywords

cardiac rehabilitation; cardiovascular disease; Europe; inpatient rehabilitation; outpatient rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIAC ANXIETY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EUROPEAN CARDIAC REHABILITATION INVENTORY SURVEY; FUNDING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AMBULATORY CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 77954879524     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e328334f42d     Document Type: Article

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