A brief office intervention is associated with improved health measures

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 239-241

  Ostfeld, Robert J ^a   Cheung, Yat Wa ^a   Saal, Ilana ^a   Janis, Gregory ^a   Cabeza, Yolanda ^a   Du, Yunling ^a   Smoller, Sylvia ^a   Wylie Rosett, Judith ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contract; Lifestyle; Prevention; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 34249307434     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.120     Document Type: Article

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