A Study on the Level of Knowledge of Health Matters among Patients in a Rural Practice

How much do patients know about everyday matters that can affect their health? A study of 200 patients attending a rural G.P. surgery was undertaken to find out. It revealed some ignorance about the link between smoking and heart disease especially among female smokers (22% for this group). It showe...

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Autor principal: Austin, A. D. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinical Press 1989
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5113419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2611700
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