Cardiac rehabilitation and mortality reduction after myocardial infarction: The emperor's new clothes? Evidence against cardiac rehabilitation

Heart

Volumn 99, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 911-913

  West, Robert ^a   Jones, Dee ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EXERCISE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SELF EVALUATION; SHORT SURVEY;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878795572     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303705     Document Type: Short Survey

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