Perspectives of general practitioners towards evaluation and treatment of cardiovascular diseases among older people

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-206

  Weiner, Michael ^a   Wells, Susan ^b   Kerse, Ngaire ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Geriatrics; Preventive medicine; Public health; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77957004607     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc09198     Document Type: Article

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