Using family history information to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent diseases; A discussion of the evidence

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Claassen, Liesbeth ^a   Henneman, Lidewij ^a   Janssens, A Cecile Jw ^b   Wijdenes Pijl, Miranda ^a   Qureshi, Nadeem ^c   Walter, Fiona M ^d   Yoon, Paula W ^e   Timmermans, Danielle Rm ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 77952088439     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-248     Document Type: Article

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