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

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 137, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Shepherd, J ^a   Alcalde, Victor ^d   Béfort, Paul André ^d   Boucher, Brigitte ^d   Erdmann, Erland ^d   Gutzwiller, Felix ^d   Van Hemert, Theo J E ^d   Jordan Ghizzo, Isabelle ^d   Menotti, Alessandro ^b   Schioldborg, Per ^d   Thompson, David R ^d   Turner, Michael ^c   Umlauf, Bernd ^d  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Cardioricerca   (Italy)

^c Family Heart Association   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

CHD prevention; Consumers survey; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 18144439234     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(97)00317-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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