Water Exercise in Patients With and Without Cardiovascular Disease: Benefits, Rationale, Safety, and Prescriptive Guidelines

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 290-299

  Brinks, Jenna ^a   Franklin, Barry A ^a   Spring, Tom ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac rehabilitation; heart rate response; ischemia; swimming; water exercise

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990321444     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827609334756     Document Type: Review

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