Having knowledge of metabolic syndrome: Does the meaning and consequences of the risk factors influence the life situation of Swedish adults?

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 300-305

  Frisman, Gunilla Hollman ^a   Berterö, Carina ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Consequences; Grounded theory; Meaning; Metabolic syndrome; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; WORKING TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 56049086641     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2008.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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