Efficacy of a church-based intervention on cardiovascular risk reduction

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 817-822

  Oexmann, Mary Joan ^a   Ascanio, Rhoda ^a   Egan, Brent M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular Risk Factors; Church based Intervention; Lifestyle Modification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRISTIANITY; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NORTH CAROLINA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035465387     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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