Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 407-412 , March 2009

A Preliminary Study to Examine the Effects of Aerobic and Therapeutic (Nonaerobic) Exercise on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Coronary Risk Reduction in Stroke Survivors

  • James H. Rimmer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to James H. Rimmer, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, Dept of Disability and Human Development, 1640 W Roosevelt Rd (M/C 626), Chicago, IL 60608-6904
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  • Amy E. Rauworth, MS

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Edward C. Wang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Terry L. Nicola, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Bernadette Hill, MS, RN

      Affiliations

    • Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL

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 Supported in part by the National Institutes of Health National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (grant no. HHS5R21HD40988).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)01698-5

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.07.032

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 407-412 , March 2009

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