Reliability and practicality of measuring waist circumference to monitor cardiovascular risk among community mental health center patients

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-74

  Barber, Jessica ^a,b   Palmese, Laura ^b   Chwastiak, Lydia A ^b   Ratliff, Joseph C ^b   Reutenauer, Erin L ^b   Jean Baptiste, Michel ^b   Tek, Cenk ^b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Monitoring; Obesity; Reliability; Schizophrenia; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84895059366     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-012-9590-2     Document Type: Article

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