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A survey of coronary heart disease knowledge in a sample of Hong Kong Chinese

Date

Authors

Chan, Choi Wan

Lopez, Violeta

Chung, Joanne W Y

Publisher

Sage Publications Inc

Abstract

Using a self-developed questionnaire, this study examined the knowledge of coronary heart disease (CHD) in 467 Hong Kong Chinese, comprising participants with a low risk (LR) of CHD and high risk (HR) of CHD, and those who had had a myocardial infarction

Keywords

Keywords: adolescent; adult; age; aged; article; attitude to health; coronary artery disease; cross-sectional study; female; heart infarction; Hong Kong; human; male; middle aged; psychological aspect; questionnaire; risk assessment; sex difference; Adolescent; Adu causal attributions; CHD trends; coronary symptoms; Hong Kong Chinese; survey

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/51711

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1177/1010539509345869

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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