The effect of physician office visits on CHD risk factor modification as part of a worksite cholesterol screening program

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 221-228

  Wang, Jean S ^c   Carson, Elise C ^c   Lapane, Kate L ^a   Eaton, Charles B ^b   Gans, Kim M ^a   Lasater, Thomas M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adult; Atherosclerosis; Blood; Cholesterol; Diet; Female; Follow up studies; Health status; Human; Hypercholesterolemia blood epidemiology prevention and control; Lifestyle; Male; Mass screening; Physician's practice patterns; Prevention and control; Questionnaires; Referral and consultation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032779989     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1998.0454     Document Type: Article

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