Lifestyle counselling in primary care: Long-term effects on cholesterol level

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 136-140

  Filippi, Alessandro ^a   Tedeschi, Luca ^a   Parretti, Damiano ^a   Ricci, Stefano ^b   Morelli, Patrizia ^c   Grilli, Piero ^a   Rossi, Alessandro ^a   Innocenti, Francesco ^d  

^a Italian College of General Practitioners   (Italy)

^b UOCD Neurologia e Ictus   (Italy)

^c Bayer Schering Pharma   (Italy)

^d Health Search   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Cholesterol; Counselling; Primary care

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DIETETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72049106149     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814780903362560     Document Type: Article

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