Engaging women from South Asian communities in cardiac rehabilitation

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 298-304

  Visram, Shelina ^a   Crosland, Ann ^b   Unsworth, John ^c   Long, Sue ^d  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Northumberland Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d Newcastle Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Coronary heart disease; Ethnic minority health issues; Focus group; South Asian communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650213472     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2008.15.7.30452     Document Type: Article

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