How general pratitioners perceive and grade the cardiovascular risk of their patients

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-238

  Roncaglioni, Maria Carla ^a   Avanzini, Fausto ^a   Roccatagliata, Daria ^a   Monesi, Lara ^a   Tamayo Benitez, Darina ^a   Tombesi, Massimo ^b   Caimi, Vittorio ^b   Longoni, Paolo ^a   Lauri, Davide ^a   Barlera, Simona ^a   Tognoni, Gianni ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b Monza and C CoS Consorzio San   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular prevention; Cardiovascular risk; General practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT CODING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; AGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENETICS; HEART INFARCTION; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STANDARD;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 16544394556     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000129737.84851.99     Document Type: Article

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