Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages 79-81 , March 2006

Coronary Artery Disease in Masters-Level Athletes

  • Jonathan H. Whiteson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Jonathan H. Whiteson, MD, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, 400 E 34th St, New York, NY 10016
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  • Matthew N. Bartels, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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  • Heakyung Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Augusta S. Alba, MD

      Affiliations

    • Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY

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 Supported in part by the Vidda Foundation.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.12.010

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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