The Know Your Numbers (KYN) program 2008 to 2010: Impact on knowledge and health promotion behavior among participants

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 110-116

  Cadilhac, Dominique A ^a,b,c   Kilkenny, Monique F ^a,b   Johnson, Roslyn ^d   Wilkinson, Belinda ^d   Amatya, Bhasker ^e   Lalor, Erin ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d National Stroke Foundation Australia   (Australia)

^e ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disease; Health care; Health promotion; Hypertension; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; REGISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84915811775     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12018     Document Type: Article

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