Gps' views of absolute cardiovascular risk and its role in primary prevention

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 503-505

  Torley, Donna ^a   Zwar, Nicholas ^b   Comino, Elizabeth J ^c   Harris, Mark ^c  

^a Sydney South West Area Health Service ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 23444442097     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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