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Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João: Porto, PT

2018 to present | Integrated member (Pulmonary Hypertension Reference Center )
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João: Porto, PT

2018 to present | Integrated member (Cardiopulmonary Transplantation Reference Center)
Employment
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João: Porto, PT

2016 to present | Integrated member (Congenital Heart Diseases Reference Center )
Employment
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João: Porto, Porto, PT

2008-09 to present | Program Coordinator (Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
Employment
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Hospital de São João: Porto, PT

2007 to present | Consultant in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
Employment
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Hospital Privado de Alfena: Alfena, Valongo, PT

2012 to 2018 | Department Director (Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)
Employment
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Hospital Privado da Trofa: Trofa, PT

2010 to 2012 | Department Director (Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)
Employment
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João: Porto, PT

2007 to 2009 | Coordinator of Intensive Care Unit Rehabilitation Program (Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Education and qualifications (6)

Universidade do Porto: Porto, PT

2023-10-17 to present | PhD - Clinical and Health Services Research (Faculdade de Medicina)
Education
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina: Porto, Porto, PT

2016 to 2023-10-17 | PhD student ( Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde)
Education
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina: Porto, Porto, PT

2007 to 2010 | Masters Degree in Epidemiology
Education
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina: Porto, Porto, PT

2007 to 2010 | Masters in Epidemiology
Qualification
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Hospital da Senhora da Oliveira Guimarães: Guimaraes, Braga, PT

2002 to 2007 | Residency in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)
Education
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina: Porto, Porto, PT

1993 to 1999 | MD
Education
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Professional activities (7)

Centre for Health Technology and Services Research: Porto, PT

2016 to present | Integrated researcher (CARDIOCARE)
Invited position
Source: Self-asserted source
J AFONSO ROCHA

Hospital de São João: Porto, PT

2015 to present | Graduated Physician (Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)
Invited position
Source: Self-asserted source
J AFONSO ROCHA

Hospital de São João: Porto, Porto, PT

2008-09 to present | Head of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program (Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)
Invited position
Source: Self-asserted source
J AFONSO ROCHA

Hospital de São João: Porto, Porto, PT

2007 to present | PMR specialist (Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)
Invited position
Source: Self-asserted source
J AFONSO ROCHA

Administração Central dos Serviços de Saúde: Lisboa, PT

2017 to 2020 | Invited member - Representative of the Regional Health authority of Northern Portugal (Study Group for the Reform of the National Hospital-based CR programs)
Invited position
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Ordem dos Médicos: Lisbon, PT

2012 to 2019 | Nominated member (Direção do Colégio de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação)
Invited position
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Hospital de São João: Porto, Porto, PT

2007 to 2009 | Head of Intensive Care Rehabilitation Program (Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)
Invited position
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J AFONSO ROCHA

Funding (2)

Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde

2019-01 to 2019-12 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER: 154711UID
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Inequalities in coronary heart disease management and outcomes in Portugal

2013-07-01 to 2015-09-30 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
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PTDC/DTP-EPI/0434/2012

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Works (46)

Osteoporotic fracture in younger men: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

PM&R
2024-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Mafalda Mesquita‐Guimarães; Ana Teixeira‐Vaz; J. Afonso Rocha
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Clinical and Imagiological Findings After Intensive Speech Therapy on Post Stroke Aphasia: A Case Report

2023 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4482736

Contributors: Teixeira-Vaz, Ana; Silva, Ana Isabel; Serviço de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João, Porto, P; Silva, Pedro Alberto; Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Dias da Costa, José Manuel; Serviço de Neuroradiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Bastos Silva, Guilherme; Serviço de Neuroradiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal; Festas, Maria José et al.
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Patient trajectories in acute coronary syndrome from hospital admission to cardiac rehabilitation: methods, approaches and lessons when using real world secondary data

2023 | Dissertation or Thesis
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cv-prod-id-4482730

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101400799

Contributors: José Afonso Gago Martins da Rocha
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Surviving critical COVID-19: How functionality, physical, mental and cognitive outcomes evolve?

PLOS ONE
2023-06-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Ana Teixeira-Vaz; Patricia Rezende do Prado; José Afonso Rocha; Mafalda Oliveira; Tiago Simões-Moreira; David Almeida e Reis; Ana Isabel Silva; José Artur Paiva
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Socioeconomic Inequalities and Predictors of Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral: Real World Evidence

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
2023-04-25 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1537-7385
Part of ISSN: 0894-9115
Contributors: J. Afonso Rocha; Luís F. Azevedo; Alberto Freitas; José Carlos S. Cardoso
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Sex disparities and dyslipidemic control in a coronary rehabilitation program

International Journal of Cardiology
2023-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0167-5273
Contributors: Tânia Proença; Ricardo Alves Pinto; Miguel Martins Carvalho; Paula Dias; J AFONSO ROCHA; Filipe Macedo
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Critical COVID-19 and neurological dysfunction - a direct comparative analysis between SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious pathogens

Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva
2022 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0103-507X
Contributors: Ana Teixeira-Vaz; José Afonso Rocha; David Almeida e Reis; Mafalda Oliveira; Tiago Simões Moreira; Ana Isabel Silva; Matilde Monteiro-Soares; José Artur Paiva
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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What is the impact of previous cerebrovascular disease on critical COVID-19 patients' mortality? A prospective cohort study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
2022-11 | Journal article | Formal analysis
Part of ISSN: 0022-510X
Contributors: J AFONSO ROCHA
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Cardiac rehabilitation and improvement of chronotropic incompetence: Is it the exercise or just the beta blockers?

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
2021-11 | Journal article
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Facemasks during aerobic exercise: Implications for cardiac rehabilitation programs during the Covid-19 pandemic

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
2021-09-22 | Journal article
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Time-trends and predictors of interhospital transfers and 30-day rehospitalizations after acute coronary syndrome from 2000-2015

PLOS ONE
2021-07-22 | Journal article
Contributors: J. Afonso Rocha; Chiara Lazzeri; José Carlos Cardoso; Alberto Freitas; Thomas G. Allison; Luís F. Azevedo
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Cardiac rehabilitation in older patients: Indication or limitation?

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
2021-01 | Journal article
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Effectiveness of Tele-rehabilitation Programs in Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Health Services Insights
2021-01 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1178-6329
Part of ISSN: 1178-6329
Contributors: Ana Cavalheiro; José Silva Cardoso; J AFONSO ROCHA; Emília Moreira; Luís Filipe Azevedo
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Bone Marrow Edema

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
2020-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1537-7385
Part of ISSN: 0894-9115
Contributors: Tiago Pimenta; Fernando Parada; J. Afonso Rocha
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Role of Left Ventricle Function in Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcomes in Stage B Heart Failure Patients

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention
2020-01-08 | Journal article
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Internal deterministic record linkage using indirect identifiers for matching of same-patient hospital transfers and early readmissions after acute coronary syndrome in a nationwide hospital discharge database: a retrospective observational validation study

BMJ Open
2019-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2044-6055
Part of ISSN: 2044-6055
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Coronary Artery Disease: DOES WEIGHT MATTER?

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention
2019-11 | Journal article
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Congenital muscular torticollis: where are we today? A retrospective analysis at a tertiary hospital

Porto Biomedical Journal
2019-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2444-8664
Contributors: J AFONSO ROCHA; Daniela M. Amaral; Rui P.B.S. Cadilha; José Afonso G.M. Rocha; Ana Isabel G. Silva; Fernando Parada
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Progression of aerobic exercise intensity in a cardiac rehabilitation program

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
2019-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0870-2551
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Use of botulinum toxin type A in chronic postsurgical neuralgia: A case report

Toxicon
2018-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0041-0101
Contributors: Mariana Santiago; João Ramos; Helena Tavares; Mafalda Oliveira; Afonso Rocha; Maria José Festas; Fernando Parada
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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When and how to start exercise training after heart failure decompensation? Still more questions than answers

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
2018-08-30 | Journal article
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Neurocognitive impairment after acute coronary syndrome: Prevalence and characterization in a hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation program sample

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
2018-06-29 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2008-5117
Part of ISSN: 2008-6830
Contributors: J AFONSO ROCHA; Muriela Silva; Eduarda Pereira; Afonso Rocha; Dulce Sousa; Bruno Peixoto
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Inequalities in access to cardiac rehabilitation after an acute coronary syndrome: the EPiHeart cohort

BMJ Open
2018-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2044-6055
Part of ISSN: 2044-6055
Contributors: Marta Viana; Andreia Borges; Carla Araújo; Afonso Rocha; Ana I Ribeiro; Olga Laszczyńska; Paula Dias; Maria J Maciel; Ilídio Moreira; Nuno Lunet et al.
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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DIGITAL VERSUS CLASSIC GONIOMETRY IN SHOULDER MOTION EVALUATION: AN AGREEMENT PILOT STUDY

2017 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-1653742

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https://spmfrjournal.org/index.php/spmfr/article/view/219

Contributors: Amorim, Hugo Couto; Centro Hospitalar de São João; Cadilha, Rui; Serviço de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação do Centro Hospitalar de São João; Santoalha, José; Serviço de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação do Centro Hospitalar de São João; Rocha, Afonso; Serviço de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação do Centro Hospitalar de São João; Parada, Fernando; Serviço de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação do Centro Hospitalar de São João
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Intra and interrater agreement between different measurement methods of thigh circumference

2017 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4482731

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oai:ojs.spmfrjournal.org:article/218

Contributors: Cadilha, Rui; Amorim, Hugo; Santoalha, José; Rocha, Afonso; Parada, Fernando
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Intra and interrater agreement between different measurement methods of thigh circumference

2017 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-1653741

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https://spmfrjournal.org/index.php/spmfr/article/view/218

Contributors: Cadilha, Rui; Amorim, Hugo; Santoalha, José; Rocha, Afonso; Parada, Fernando
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Digital Versus Classic Goniometry in Shoulder Motion Evaluation: An Agreement Pilot Study

Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação
2017-08-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Hugo Couto Amorim; Rui Cadilha; José Santoalha; Afonso Rocha; Fernando Parada
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Intra and Interrater Agreement Between Different Measurement Methods of Thigh Circumference

Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação
2017-08-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Rui Cadilha; Hugo Amorim; José Santoalha; Afonso Rocha; Fernando Parada
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Musculoskeletal complaints in cardiac rehabilitation: Prevalence and impact on cardiovascular risk factor profile and functional and psychosocial status

Rev Port Cardiol
2015-02 | Journal article
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Significative Residual Coronary Disease: Problem or Indication for a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program?

2014 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4482735

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oai:ojs.spmfrjournal.org:article/143

Contributors: Agre, Mariana; Interna de Formação Específica de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, Serviço de Medicina Física e de Reab; Santoalha, José; Interno de Formação Específica de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, Serviço de Medicina Física e de Re; Rocha, Afonso; Assistente Hospitalar de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, Centro Hospitalar São João, EPE, Porto, Portu; Araújo, Vítor; Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar São João, EPE, Porto, Portugal; Maciel, Júlia; Chefe de serviço e Diretora de Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar São João, EPE, Porto, Portugal et al.
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Significative Residual Coronary Disease: Problem or Indication for a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program?

2014 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-1653738

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https://spmfrjournal.org/index.php/spmfr/article/view/143

Contributors: Agre, Mariana; Interna de Formação Específica de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, Serviço de Medicina Física e de Reab; Santoalha, José; Interno de Formação Específica de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, Serviço de Medicina Física e de Re; Rocha, Afonso; Assistente Hospitalar de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, Centro Hospitalar São João, EPE, Porto, Portu; Araújo, Vítor; Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar São João, EPE, Porto, Portugal; Maciel, Júlia; Chefe de serviço e Diretora de Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar São João, EPE, Porto, Portugal et al.
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Predictors of weight change in cardiac rehabilitation patients

2013 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-4482732

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oai:ojs.spmfrjournal.org:article/41

Contributors: Pimentel, Sabrina; Resident of PMR; Department of PMR, São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal; Rocha, José Afonso; Clinical Assistant of PMR; Cardiac Rehabilitation/Exercise Training Unit, Department of PMR, São Joã; Silva, Ana Isabel; Clinical Assistant of PMR; Cardiac Rehabilitation/Exercise Training Unit, Department of PMR, São João; Parada, Fernando et al.
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Predictors of weight change in cardiac rehabilitation patients

2013 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-1653740

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https://spmfrjournal.org/index.php/spmfr/article/view/41

Contributors: Pimentel, Sabrina; Resident of PMR; Department of PMR, São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal; Rocha, José Afonso; Clinical Assistant of PMR; Cardiac Rehabilitation/Exercise Training Unit, Department of PMR, São Joã; Silva, Ana Isabel; Clinical Assistant of PMR; Cardiac Rehabilitation/Exercise Training Unit, Department of PMR, São João; Parada, Fernando et al.
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Reabilitação Cardíaca no doente cardíaco operado

Manual de reabilitação cardíaca da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia
2013 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-3334802

Contributors: Rocha, José
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Psychosocial characterization of a Portuguese lower limb amputee population

2012 | Journal article
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Age does not determine the physical, functional and psychosocial response to a cardiac rehabilitation program

Rev Port Cardiol
2011 | Journal article
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Efectividade de um programa de reabilitação cardíaca.

2011 | Dissertation or Thesis
SOURCE-WORK-ID:

cv-prod-id-3334551

Contributors: Rocha, José Afonso Gago Martins da
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Ventilatory weaning: rehabilitation strategies in intensive care setting

Acta Med Por
2011-04 | Journal article
Contributors: J AFONSO ROCHA
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Hip pain in young adults - a case report and review of the literature

Acta Reumatol Port
2009 | Journal article
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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[Knee complex regional pain syndrome type I: a case report].

Acta reumatologica portuguesa
2009-04-01 | Journal article
Contributors: J AFONSO ROCHA; Cabete S; Vaz IM; Rocha A; Brito I
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Current concepts and research in multidisciplinar management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Motor neuron disease progress
2008 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-3334796

Contributors: Rocha, José; McKim, Douglas; Autor correspondente: McKim, Douglas.
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Tracheostomy weaning in long term ventilation

Ventilatory support for chronic respiratory failure
2008 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-3334761

Contributors: McKim, Douglas; Rocha, José; Autor correspondente: McKim, Douglas.
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Foraminal L5-S1 disc herniation and conus medullaris syndrome: a vascular etiology?

Acta Neurochir
2007 | Journal article
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Ventilatory dysfunction in motor neuron disease: when and how to act?

Acta Med Port
2007 | Journal article
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Pressure ulcer management--Evidence-based interventions

Acta Med Port
2006 | Journal article
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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Diagnostic investigation and multidisciplinary management in motor neuron disease

Journal of Neurology
2005-12 | Journal article
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J AFONSO ROCHA
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