A multifaceted intervention according to the Audit Project Odense method improved secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease: A randomised controlled trial

Family Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 198-202

  Søndergaard, Jens ^a,b   Hansen, Dorte Gilså ^a   Aarslev, Peter ^c   Munck, Anders P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Research Unit for General Practice   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Family practice; Intervention studies; Physicians' practice patterns; Randomised controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CARDIAC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIET THERAPY; EXERCISE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 33645134317     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmi090     Document Type: Article

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