Cardiovascular risk factor awareness in a disadvantaged inner-city population - Implications for preventive strategies

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 677-682

  Wong, Brian M ^a   Garcia, Yelian ^a   Barr, Aiala ^a   Glazier, Richard H ^b   Abramson, Beth L ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease risk factors; Coronary artery disease; Health promotion; Population health; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTIVATION; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HEALTH; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 54049127821     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(08)70665-2     Document Type: Article

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