No long-term psychological reaction to information about increased risk of coronary heart disease in general practice

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-243

  Christensen, Bo ^a   Engberg, Marianne ^a,b   Lauritzen, Torsten ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Ebeltoft Health Promotion Project   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Controlled randomised trial; Coronary risk factors; Health discussions; Information about risk of coronary heart disease; Primary care; Psychological reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 3042850559     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000129739.30593.23     Document Type: Article

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