Trends in lifestyle cardiovascular risk factors in women: Analysis from the Canadian National Population Health Survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 229-242

  Wong, Julia ^a   Wong, Shirley ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Prevalence trends; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NURSING; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANADA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036466779     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00013-X     Document Type: Article

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