The impact of stroke nurse specialist input on risk factor modification: A randomised controlled trial [2]

Age and Ageing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 389-392

  Ellis, Graham ^a   Rodger, Jan ^b   McAlpine, Christine ^c   Langhorne, Peter ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Geriatric Day Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOOD; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; SURVIVAL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING DISCIPLINE; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK REDUCTION;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 26944477836     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi075     Document Type: Letter

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