Lifestyle interventions in primary health care: Professional and organizational challenges

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-84

  Kardakis, Therese ^a,b   Weinehall, Lars ^a   Jerdén, Lars ^a,c   Nyström, Monica E ^a,b   Johansson, Helene ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Center for Clinical Research Dalarna   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PRIMARY CARE NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN;

EID: 84901492147     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt052     Document Type: Article

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