A qualitative study of lifestyle counselling in general practice in Ireland

Family Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-223

  Lambe, Barry ^a   Collins, Claire ^b  

^a South East Technological University   (Ireland)

^b IRISH COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Counselling; Health promotion; Lifestyle; Prevention; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FUNDING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NURSE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; IRELAND; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77950951147     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmp086     Document Type: Article

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