Heart smart for women: A community-based lifestyle change intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk in rural women

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 359-368

  Khare, Manorama M ^a,b   Koch, Abby ^b   Zimmermann, Kristine ^b   Moehring, Patricia A ^c   Geller, Stacie E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Southern Seven Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based; CVD risk; Lifestyle behavior intervention; Rural women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY CARE; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ILLINOIS; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84925299260     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12066     Document Type: Article

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