Behavioral counseling to promote a healthy lifestyle in persons with cardiovascular risk factors: A systematic review for the U.S. preventive services task force

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 568-578

  Lin, Jennifer S ^a   O'Connor, Elizabeth ^a   Evans, Corinne V ^a   Senger, Caitlyn A ^a   Rowland, Maya G ^a   Groom, Holly C ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIFESTYLE COUNSELING; MEDLINE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COUNSELING; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MALE; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COUNSELING; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84916941362     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M14-0130     Document Type: Review

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