Knowledge, attitude and practice on cardiovascular disease among women in North-Eastcoast Malaysia

International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-98

  Muhamad, Rosediani ^a   Yahya, Ranimah ^a   Yusoff, Harmy Mohamed ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Knowledge; Practice; Women

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MENOPAUSE; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84857831311     PISSN: 18404529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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