Editorial: The rewards of good behavior

Circulation

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 733-735

  Patel, Neal B ^a   Balady, Gary J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Coronary disease; Editorials; Prevention; Rehabilitation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SMOKING CESSATION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NOTE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; EXERCISE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SMOKING CESSATION; STROKE;

EID: 77149120738     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e3181d40d57     Document Type: Editorial

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