Strategy of prevention: Lessons from cardiovascular disease

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 282, Issue 6279, 1981, Pages 1847-1851

  Geoffrey, Rose ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATALITY; HEART; HEART DISEASE; PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AGED; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CLOFIBRATE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOTIVATION; RISK; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 0019794526     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.282.6279.1847     Document Type: Article

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