Predictors of successful, self-reported lifestyle changes in a defined middle-aged population: The Söderåkra Cardiovascular Risk Factor Study, Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 389-396

  Petersson, Ulla ^a   Östgren, Carl Johan ^b   Brudin, Lars ^b   Ovhed, Ingvar ^c   Nilsson, Peter M ^d  

^a Kalmar County Council   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Blekinge Institute for R D   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; lifestyle change; population based; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SWEDEN; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 44849117535     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494808089561     Document Type: Article

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