Lifestyle counseling in hypertension-related visits – analysis of video-taped general practice visits
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Lifestyle counseling in hypertension-related visits – analysis of video-taped general practice visits
BACKGROUND The general practitioner (GP) can play an important role in promoting a healthy lifestyle, which is especially relevant in people with an elevated risk of cardiovascular diseases due to hypertension. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and content of lifestyle counseling about weight loss, nutrition, physical activity, and smoking by GPs in hypertension-re...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Family Practice
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1471-2296
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-9-58