Developing the model of pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic heart failure

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 259-269

  Evans, Rachael A ^a,b  

^a WEST PARK HEALTHCARE CENTRE   (Canada)

^b GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COPD; exercise; heart failure; pulmonary rehabilitation; walking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; SAFETY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 81755162109     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972311423111     Document Type: Article

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