Coronary heart disease knowledge tool for women

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 62-69

  Thanavaro, Joanne L ^a   Thanavaro, Samer ^b   Delicath, Timothy ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b Christian Hospital Northeast   (United States)

^c Phoenix College   (United States)

Author keywords

CHD knowledge tool; Coronary heart disease; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; WOMEN;

EID: 77449147100     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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