Coronary angioplasty: Impact on risk factors and patients' understanding of the severity of their condition

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 26-31

  Campbell, Michelle ^a   Torrance, Colin ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; HPLP II; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; THORAX PAIN; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 33645458014     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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