International comparison of awareness and attitudes towards coronary risk factor reduction: The HELP study

Journal of Cardiovascular Risk

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 373-384

  Shepherd, James ^a   Alcalde, Victor ^b   Béfort, Paul André ^c   Boucher, Brigitte ^d   Erdmann, Erland ^e   Gutzwiller, Felix ^f   Van Hemert, Theo J E ^g   Jordan Ghizzo, Isabelle ^h   Menotti, Alessandro ⁱ   Schioldborg, Per ^j   Thompson, David R ^k   Turner, Michael ^l   Umlauf, Bernd ^m  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Employee Hearth Department   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d Gallimard Publishing House   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^g Zorgverzerekaars   (Netherlands)

^h Danone   (France)

ⁱ CARDIORICERCA   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^k UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^l Family Heart Association   (United Kingdom)

^m BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

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Author keywords

CHD prevention; Consumer survey; Health promotion; International comparison

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 15644362869     PISSN: 13506277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043798-199710000-00010     Document Type: Article

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