Cardiac Rehabilitation for Women: A Systematic Review of Barriers and Solutions

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 565-577

  Supervía, Marta ^a   Medina Inojosa, Jose R ^a   Yeung, Colin ^a   Lopez Jimenez, Francisco ^a   Squires, Ray W ^a   Pérez Terzic, Carmen M ^a   Brewer, LaPrincess C ^a   Leth, Shawn E ^a   Thomas, Randal J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AWARENESS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85016573038     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: 19425546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.01.002     Document Type: Review

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