Musculoskeletal complaints in cardiac rehabilitation: Prevalence and impact on cardiovascular risk factor profile and functional and psychosocial status

Objective: To assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints and their association with risk factor profile and functional and psychosocial status in patients on a cardiac rehabilitation program. Methods: In this cross-sectional study of 449 patients admitted within three months of an acute cor...

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Main Authors: José Afonso Rocha, Thomas G. Allison, José Miguel Santoalha, Vítor Araújo, Fernando Parada Pereira, Maria Júlia Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255115000074