National study of physician awareness and adherence to cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines

Circulation

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 499-510

  Mosca, Lori ^a,h   Linfante, Allison H ^a   Benjamin, Emelia J ^b   Berra, Kathy ^c   Hayes, Sharonne N ^d   Walsh, Brian W ^e   Fabunmi, Rosalind P ^f   Kwan, Johnny ^g   Mills, Thomas ^g   Simpson, Susan Lee ^g  

^a Columbia Univ Coll Phys Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^g Segmentation Company   (United States)

^h NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Guidelines; Prevention; Risk assessment; Women

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE MANAGEMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 13444287861     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000154568.43333.82     Document Type: Review

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