Lifestyle risk factors in general practice: Routine assessment and management

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 950-953

  Denney Wilson, Elizabeth ^a   Fanaian, Mahnaz ^a   Wan, Qing ^a   Vagholkar, Sanjyot ^a   Schütze, Heike ^a   Harris, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; General practice; Preventive medicine; Rehabilitation; Research; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78650251139     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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