Patients' and physicians' perceptions and experience of hypercholesterolaemia: A qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 496, 2003, Pages 851-857

  Durack Brown, Isabelle ^a   Giral, Philippe ^a   D'Ivernois, Jean François ^b   Bazin, Cecile ^c   Chadarevian, Rita ^d   Benkritly, Asri ^d   Bruckert, Eric ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Laboratory of Health Education   (Japan)

^c University of Paris   (France)

^d ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antilipemic agents; Cardiovascular diseases; Patient education; Patients; Perception

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LANGUAGE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0242606375     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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