Referral patterns to a university-based cardiac rehabilitation program

被引:57
作者
Bittner, V
Sanderson, B
Breland, J
Green, D
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[1] Univ Alabama, Dept Med, Div Cardiovasc Dis, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA
[2] Univ Alabama, Div Data Resources, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA
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10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00830-3
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Referral rates to our cardiac rehabilitation program among patients hospitalized for coronary heart disease were computed over an 18-month period. Only 8.7% of eligible patients were referred, suggesting that more education targeting physicians, patients, and insurers is needed and barriers to participation must be systematically addressed.
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