Australian perspective regarding recommendations for physical activity and exercise rehabilitation in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 451-462

  Fowler, Robin ^a,b,c   Jenkins, Sue ^b,c,d   Maiorana, Andrew ^a,b   Gain, Kevin ^a,b,c   O’Driscoll, Gerry ^c,e,f   Gabbay, Eli ^a,b,c,e,f  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^f Heart and Lung Transplant Foundation of Western Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise rehabilitation; Physical activity; Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871348590     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JMDH.S26617     Document Type: Article

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