Effectiveness of multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention for hypertension: A randomised controlled trial

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-205

  Mattila, Riikka ^a   Malmivaara, A ^c   Kastarinen, M ^b   Kivela S L ^d,e,f   Nissinen, A ^e  

^a Rehabilitation Centre Korpilampi   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f Finland and Harkatie Health Center   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Employee; Nonpharmacological treatment; Occupational health care; Rehabilitation centre

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORKPLACE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037353033     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001531     Document Type: Article

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