Are rural people getting heartsmart?

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-88

  Aoun, Samar ^a,b   Rosenberg, Michael ^c  

^a W Australian Ctr Rural Hlth/Comm   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation; Dietary behaviour; Evaluation; Physical activity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART REHABILITATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 2342661713     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1038-5282.2004.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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