Can low risk cardiac patients be 'fast tracked' to Phase IV community exercise schemes for cardiac rehabilitation? A randomised controlled trial

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-163

  Robinson, Helen J ^a   Samani, Nilesh J ^b   Singh, Sally J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Coronary heart disease; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CORONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78651413416     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.06.027     Document Type: Article

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