Determinants of coronary heart disease risk for women on a low income: Literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 359-367

  Hemingway, Ann ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Health behaviour; Income; Literature review; Poverty; Prevention; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY DISEASE; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE STYLE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 35148831179     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04418.x     Document Type: Article

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