How do patients at risk portray candidates for coronary heart disease? A qualitative interview study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 112-116

  Frich, Jan C ^a,b   Malterud, Kirsti ^c,d   Fugelli, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attitude to health; Coronary disease; Family practice; Health promotion; Hypercholesterolemia; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 34248575794     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430601183215     Document Type: Article

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