Randomized clinical trial of a brief psychological intervention to increase walking in patients with intermittent claudication

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-56

  Cunningham, M A ^a   Swanson, V ^a   O'Caroll, R E ^a   Holdsworth, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b FORTH VALLEY ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PAIN; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 82955187638     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7714     Document Type: Article

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