Prevention of coronary heart disease and osteoporosis in women aged 45 to 49 years: A challenging role for general practitioners

Menopause

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 290-294

  Vos, Hedwig M M ^a   Kuik, Annemiek Van ^a   Janse, Manon E J ^a   Schellevis, Francois G ^b,c   Lagro Janssen, Toine L M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; General practitioner; Lifestyle; Osteoporosis; Prevention; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGE FACTORS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77949382056     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181c4af3e     Document Type: Article

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