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CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE RISK-FACTORS - IMPROVEMENTS IN KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOR IN THE 1980S AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Frank, E., Winkleby, M., Fortmann, S. P., Farquhar, J. W. 1993; 83 (4): 590-593

Abstract

This study surveyed 4158 adults residing in two control cities of the Stanford Five-City Project. Analysis of five cross-sectional surveys (conducted in 1979 through 1990) demonstrated improvements in respondents' general cardiovascular disease risk factor knowledge and behaviors. Cholesterol-related knowledge and behavior showed particularly marked improvements.

View details for Web of Science ID A1993KX08600027

View details for PubMedID 8460744