Safety and predictors of adherence of a new rehabilitation program for older women with congestive heart failure

Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 243-246

  Azad, Nahid A ^a   Bouchard, Kathy ^a   Mayhew, Alain ^a   Carter, Maureen ^a   Molnar, Frank J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adherence; Congestive heart failure; Elderly women; Exercise

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84873714924     PISSN: 16715411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1263.2011.12211     Document Type: Article

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