Cardiac rehabilitation: Cost and care effective

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1256-1257

  Stone, James ^a  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CORONARY DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ONTARIO; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REHABILITATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9144249039     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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