Which lifestyle interventions effectively lower LDL cholesterol?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 483-485

  Powers, Elizabeth ^a   Saultz, John ^a   Hamilton, Andrew ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NOTE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; SMOKING CESSATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COUNSELING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIFESTYLE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; COUNSELING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIFE STYLE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 34347328057     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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