Assessment and management of lifestyle risk factors in rural and urban general practices in Australia

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-86

  Passey, Megan ^a   Fanaian, Mahnaz ^b   Lyle, David ^a   Harris, Mark F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SMOKING; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 77949587527     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY09061     Document Type: Article

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