A systematic review of the effectiveness of primary health education or intervention programs in improving rural women's knowledge of heart disease risk factors and changing lifestyle behaviours

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 236-245

  Crouch, Rosanne ^a   Wilson, Anne ^b   Newbury, Jonathan ^a  

^a Spencer Gulf Rural Health School   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Education patient client; Preventative healthcare; Rural; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84855185027     PISSN: 17441595     EISSN: 17441609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2011.00226.x     Document Type: Review

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