Characteristics of patients entering cardiac rehabilitation in the United Kingdom 1993-2006: Implications for the future

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-187

  Evans, Julia ^a   Bethell, Hugh ^a   Turner, Sally ^b   Yadegarfar, Ghasem ^c  

^a Basingstoke and Alton Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b BASINGSTOKE AND NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aging; Cardiac rehabilitation; Cardiovascular disease risk factors; Demographics; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REHABILITATION; RISK FACTORS; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 79959841935     PISSN: 19327501     EISSN: 1932751X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0b013e3181fc0970     Document Type: Review

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