School teachers can effectively manage primary prevention of adult cardiovascular disease. The Stradella Project

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 290-294

  Aquilani, Roberto ^a   Parisi, Umberto ^c   Bigoni, Nunzia ^c   Maggi, Luisa ^c   Ghioni, Giuseppina ^c   Zucchella, Marina ^c   Lombardi, Pierangelo ^d   Covini, Cristina ^d   Pastoris, Ornella ^b   Dossena, Maurizia ^b   Verri, Manuela ^b   Boschi, Federica ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c Stradella High School   (Italy)

^d Culture Policy of Town Council   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cardiovascular disease; Primary prevention; School teachers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; ITALY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ITALY; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS;

EID: 35348895195     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.06.018     Document Type: Article

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