A significant decrease in blood pressure through a family-based nutrition health education programme among community residents in Taiwan

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 570-577

  Hsieh, Yi Chen ^a   Hung, Chi Tzong ^b   Lien, Li Ming ^c   Bai, Chyi Huey ^c   Chen, Wei Hong ^c   Yeh, Ching Ying ^a   Chen, Yi Hua ^a   Hsieh, Fang I ^a   Chiu, Hou Chang ^c   Chiou, Hung Yi ^a   Hsu, Chung Y ^a,d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Community; Family; Intervention; Nutrition health education

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EATING HABIT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAIWAN; THERAPY EFFECT; VEGETABLE; AGED; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; VEGETABLES; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 65449157232     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008002875     Document Type: Article

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