Why do health systems not fund supervised exercise programmes for intermittent claudication?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 608-610

  Popplewell, M A ^a   Bradbury, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NAFTIDROFURYL OXALATE;

ANGIOPLASTY; BARE METAL STENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFESTYLE; REVIEW; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE THERAPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; STATE MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84919337015     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.07.008     Document Type: Editorial

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