Primary prevention of coronary heart disease in general practice: A cross sectional population study

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 130-138

  Devroey, Dirk ^a,b   Kartounian, J ^a,b   Vandevoorde, J ^a,b   Betz, W ^a   Cogge, M ^b   De Man, B ^b   De Ridder, L ^b   Block, P ^b   Van Gaal, L ^c  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Coronary heart disease; Primary cardiovascular prevention; Primary health care; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIPIDS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 1842434263     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.0104.x     Document Type: Article

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