Effects of internet-based tailored advice on the use of cholesterol-lowering interventions: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Webster, Ruth ^a   Li, Stephen CH ^b   Sullivan, David R ^c   Jayne, Kathy ^d   Su, Steve YS ^a   Neal, Bruce ^a  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Computers; Heart disease; Internet; Randomized trial; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMATION; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77957561606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1364     Document Type: Article

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