Strong Hearts, healthy communities: A rural community-based cardiovascular disease prevention program

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Seguin, Rebecca A ^a   Eldridge, Galen ^b   Graham, Meredith L ^a   Folta, Sara C ^c   Nelson, Miriam E ^c   Strogatz, David ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Montana State University Extension Service   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BASSETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Civic engagement; Community; Diet; Evidence based; Exercise; Health promotion; Nutrition; Physical activity; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RURAL POPULATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84957837697     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-2751-4     Document Type: Article

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