Self-reported cardiac risk factors in emergency department nurses and paramedics

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 14-17

  Barrett, Tyler W ^a   Norton, Valerie C ^a   Busam, Matthew ^a   Boyd, Julie ^a   Maron, David J ^a   Slovis, Corey M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac; CASED; cholesterol; diet; exercise; hypertension; obesity; risk factors; smoking; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; TENNESSEE;

EID: 29244486610     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00025036     Document Type: Article

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