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Problems of Physical Activity During Treatment with β-Blockers

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Beta-Blockers in the Elderly
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The question of physical activity during treatment with β-blockers raises a couple of interesting problems, especially from the viewpoint of older people. Physical training today is very often undertaken by old people, who might also be under treatment by β-blockers.

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Rost, R. (1982). Problems of Physical Activity During Treatment with β-Blockers. In: Lang, E., Sörgel, F., Blaha, L. (eds) Beta-Blockers in the Elderly. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68674-0_8

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