Change in cardiovascular risk factors during a 10-year community intervention program

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 411-422

  Giampaoli, S ^a   Poce, A ^a   Sciarra, F ^a   Lo Noce, C ^a   Dima, F ^a   Minoprio, A ^a   Santaquilani, A ^a   Caiola De Sanctis, P ^a   Volpe, R ^c   Menditto, A ^a   Menotti, A ^b   Urbinati, G C ^c  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Cardioricerca   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING; SMOKING HABIT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0242263501     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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