A Review of Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivery Around the World

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 267-280

  Pesah, Ella ^a   Supervia, Marta ^b,c   Turk Adawi, Karam ^d   Grace, Sherry L ^a,e  

^a York University   (Canada)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^d QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^e TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Global health; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COUNSELING; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNDING; GLOBAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; OCCUPATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVASCULARIZATION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEART DISEASES; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC REHABILITATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85031750900     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2017.08.007     Document Type: Review

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