A proposed field test for evaluating fitness in elderly hypertensive patients.
There is a very high incidence of hypertension amongst the black population in South Africa. Regular aerobic exercise has been shown to be an effective method of lowering blood pressure. In order to be able to prescribe exercise for patients in a community-based setting, an easily administered exerc...
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Main Authors: | C. J. Eales (Author), A. V. Stewart (Author) |
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1997-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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