Follow-up care in general practice of patients with myocardial infarction or angina pectoris: Initial results of the SHIP trial

Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 548-555

  Jolly, Kate ^a   Bradley, Fiona ^a,c   Sharp, Stephen ^b   Smith, Helen ^a   Mant, David ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follow up care; Ischaemic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0032456364     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/15.6.548     Document Type: Article

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