Cardiac Rehabilitation in the United Kingdom
Journal of Cardiopulmonary RehabilitationPublished 1 March 2001
Hugh J.N. Bethell, Sally Turner, Julia Evans, Laura J. Rose
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In the UK, between 14% and 23% of infarct patients, between 33% and 56% of CABG patients, and up to 6% of PTCA patients are enrolled into CR programs.
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In the UK, between 14% and 23% of infarct patients, between 33% and 56% of CABG patients, and between 6% and 10% of PTCA patients are enrolled into CR programs.
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