Effect of a community-based intervention on nutritional behaviour in a developing country setting: The Isfahan Healthy Heart Programme

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1422-1430

  Mohammadifard, Noushin ^a   Kelishadi, Roya ^a   Safavi, Morteza ^b   Sarrafzadegan, Nizal ^a   Sajadi, Firoozeh ^a   Sadri, Gholam Hosein ^b   Maghroon, Maryam ^a   Alikhasi, Hasan ^a   Heydari, Said ^c   Sarmadi, Fereshteh ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ARAK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease prevention; Community based programme; Dietary behaviour; Interventional studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; IRAN; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES;

EID: 69749087348     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008004230     Document Type: Article

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