Coronary heart disease prevention: Views on women's gender‐based perceptions and meanings

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 274-281

  King, Kathryn M ^a   Arthur, Heather M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Gender; Health behavior; Prevention; Socioculture; Women

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0142181110     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005082-200309000-00006     Document Type: Article

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