The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation in coronary heart disease: A gender issue?

Introduction and Objectives: Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in women worldwide and several studies have shown that they are under‐represented in cardiac rehabilitation therapy. The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence of women in a cardiac rehabilitation progr...

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Main Authors: Diana Anjo, Mário Santos, Patrícia Rodrigues, Bruno Brochado, Maria João Sousa, Ana Barreira, Sofia Viamonte, Preza Fernandes, António Hipólito Reis, José Lopes Gomes, Severo Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-02-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204914000324