Perceptions of cardiac risk factors and risk-reduction behavior in women with known coronary heart disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 433-443

  Moore, Leslie C ^a   Kimble, Laura P ^b   Minick, Ptlene ^c  

^a GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coronary heart disease; perceptions; qualitative; risk

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK REDUCTION;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CORONARY DISEASE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; WOMEN;

EID: 77958617275     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181defd58     Document Type: Article

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