Perception of ischaemic heart disease, knowledge of and attitude to reduction of its risk factors

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 318-323

  Ansa, V O ^a   Oyo Ita, A ^a   Essien, O E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AWARENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NIGERIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 34548415436     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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