Rural and urban characteristics impact cardiovascular risk reduction

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 299-308

  McConnell, Timothy R ^a   Santamore, William P ^b   Larson, Sharon L ^c   Homko, Carol J ^d  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular risk; rural; telemedicine; urban

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PENNSYLVANIA; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE; TRIGLYCERIDES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77956451229     PISSN: 19327501     EISSN: 1932751X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0b013e3181d6fb82     Document Type: Article

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