Predictors of poor coronary heart disease knowledge level in women without prior coronary heart disease

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 574-581

  Thanavaro, Joanne L ^a   Moore, Shirley M ^b   Anthony, Mary K ^b   Narsavage, Georgia ^b   Delicath, Timothy ^c  

^a Barnes Jewish College   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; CHD knowledge; Educational level; Nurse practitioner; Serum lipids

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE PRACTITIONER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34247868846     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00174.x     Document Type: Article

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