How feasible are lifestyle modification programs for disease prevention in general practice?

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-137

  Schtze, Heike ^a   Rix, Elizabeth F ^b   Laws, Rachel A ^c   Passey, Megan ^b   Fanaian, Mahnaz ^a   Harris, Mark F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

diabetes prevention; primary health care; sustainability of lifestyle changes; vascular disease prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 84860732269     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY10106     Document Type: Article

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