Associations between family history of cardiovascular disease, knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors and health behaviours

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-123

  Sud, Rishi ^a   Roy, Bapti ^a   Emerson, Jonathan ^b   Hennessy, Annemarie ^c  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; WAITING ROOM;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84877628563     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY12010     Document Type: Article

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