A systematic review of the effectiveness of promoting lifestyle change in general practice

Family Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 160-175

  Ashenden, Ruth ^a   Silagy, Chris ^a   Weller, David ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Diet; Exercise; Meta analysis; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; EXERCISE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; META ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CLINICAL TRIALS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIET; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL FITNESS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0030887558     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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