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Cardiac rehabilitation for older people

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

I Todd*
Affiliation:
Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
S Donald
Affiliation:
Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
B Pentland
Affiliation:
Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
*
I Todd, Rehabilitation Studies Unit, University of Edinburgh, Astley Ainslie Hospital, Grange Loan, Edinburgh EH9 2HL, UK.

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Rehabilitation
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