Attitudes and approach to cardiovascular risk factors in Italy: Results of an electronic questionnaire survey

Public Health

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 242-249

  Angelico, Francesco ^a   Del Ben, Maria ^a   Francioso, Simona ^a   Hurtova, Monika ^a   Liuti, Alberto ^a   Bagnara, Sebastiano ^b   Romano, Dario ^c   Mammarella, Antonio ^a   Musca, Antonino ^a   Ricci, Giorgio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Diabetes Mellitus; Electronic survey; Hyperlipoproteinaemia; Hypertension; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; LIPID;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ITALY; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TECHNOLOGY;

ITALY;

EID: 0038759847     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(03)00078-7     Document Type: Article

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