Awareness, knowledge, and perception of heart disease among adolescents

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 718-723

  Vanhecke, Thomas E ^a   Miller, Wendy M ^a   Franklin, Barry A ^a   Weber, Jim E ^b   Mccullough, Peter A ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; awareness; cardiovascular disease; perception; primary prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33749005633     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000214611.91490.5e     Document Type: Article

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