Short-term impact of a church-based approach to lifestyle change on cardiovascular risk in African Americans

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-23

  Oexmann, Mary Joan ^a,b   Thomas, James C ^a   Taylor, Kelly B ^a   O'Neil, Patrick M ^a   Garvey, W Timothy ^a   Lackland, Daniel T ^a   Egan, Brent M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular Risk Factors; Church Based Intervention; Lifestyle Modification

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRISTIANITY; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 0034541082     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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