The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 20-21 , January 2010

Effectiveness of Shared Care after Cardiac Rehabilitation

  • Alejandra Farias-Godoy, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • School of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
    • ,
  • Andrew Ignaszewski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    • ,
  • Scott A. Lear, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
    • Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Scott A. Lear, PhD, School of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre Campus, 515 West Hastings St., Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3, Canada

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 Kim A. Eagle, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: Dr. Scott A. Lear is a Canadian Institute of Health Research New Investigator, and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award recipient.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and an active role in writing the manuscript.

 This work was conducted at the Healthy Heart Program, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00815-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.09.003

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 20-21 , January 2010

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