Intensive training of patients with hypertension is effective in modifying lifestyle risk factors

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-131

  Fleischmann, E H ^a   Friedrich, A ^a   Danzer, E ^a   Gallert, K ^a   Walter, H ^a   Schmieder, Roland E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Body weight; Patient education; SF 36 questionnaire; Treatment of hypertension; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING; TREATMENT PLANNING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1342305427     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001648     Document Type: Article

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