Perceptions of patients with cardiovascular disease about the causes of coronary artery disease

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 92-98

  Zerwic, Julie Johnson ^a   King, Kathleen B ^b   Wlasowicz, Grace Saidel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030993496     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9563(97)90068-6     Document Type: Article

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