Secondary Prevention Recommendation Attainment with Cardiac Rehabilitation: Is There a Gender Disparity?

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 278-287

  Turk Adawi, Karam I ^a,b   Oldridge, Neil B ^c   Vitcenda, Mark J ^d   Tarima, Sergey S ^e   Grace, Sherry L ^f,g  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^f York University   (Canada)

^g TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GENDER IDENTITY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WISCONSIN;

AGED; CARDIAC REHABILITATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84962109433     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2016.03.004     Document Type: Article

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