Is knowing your cholesterol number harmful?

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 131-145

  Jane Irvine, M ^a   Logan, Alexander G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Labelling; Psychological

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORONARY RISK; DENIAL; DIET THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOLESTEROL; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); DIETARY SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT DROPOUTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028036318     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(94)90018-3     Document Type: Article

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