Physician attitudes regarding cardiovascular risk reduction: The gaps between clinical importance, knowledge, and effectiveness

Disease Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-105

  Castaldo, John ^a,b   Nester, Jane ^b   Wasser, Tom ^a,b   Masiado, Tamara ^b   Rossi, Michael ^a,b   Young, Mark ^e   Napolitano, Joseph J ^c   Schwartz, J Sanford ^d  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e Lehigh Valley Hospital ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; LIPID;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; TOBACCO;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OFFICE VISITS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 17844402271     PISSN: 1093507X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dis.2005.8.93     Document Type: Article

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