A review of guidelines for cardiac rehabilitation exercise programmes: Is there an international consensus?

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 16, 2016, Pages 1715-1733

  Price, Kym Joanne ^a   Gordon, Brett Ashley ^a,b   Bird, Stephen Richard ^a   Benson, Amanda Clare ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; cardiovascular disease; exercise; exercise test; exercise therapy; guidelines

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; REVIEW; TRAINING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CARDIOLOGY; CONSENSUS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS;

CARDIAC REHABILITATION; CARDIOLOGY; CONSENSUS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84991501096     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2047487316657669     Document Type: Review

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