Knowledge and risk of cardiovascular disease in rural Alabama women

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 333-338

  Hamner, Jenny ^a   Wilder, Barbara ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Patient education; Rural populations; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ALABAMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 45249124038     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2008.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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