| Missed opportunities in preventive counseling for cardiovascular disease--United States, 1995. | |
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PMID: 9480410 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in the United States, caused 960,592 deaths in 1995 (41.5% of all deaths). Approximately 58 million persons in the United States (20% of the total population) have one or more types of CVD, which include high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, stroke, rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease, and other forms of heart disease. Behavioral risk factors for CVD and other chronic diseases include physical inactivity, a diet high in fat, overweight, and smoking. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the American Heart Association recommend that all primary-care providers offer their patients counseling to promote physical activity, a healthy diet, and smoking cessation as part of the preventive health examination. To characterize the provision of counseling by physicians about preventive health behaviors during office visits in 1995, data were analyzed from CDC's National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicates that a high proportion of office visits in 1995 did not include counseling for the prevention of CVD. |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report Volume: 47 ISSN: 0149-2195 ISO Abbreviation: MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. Publication Date: 1998 Feb |
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Created Date: 1998-02-26 Completed Date: 1998-02-26 Revised Date: 2008-02-14 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7802429 Medline TA: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 91-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adult Aged Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control* Counseling* / statistics & numerical data Family Practice / statistics & numerical data Female Humans Male Middle Aged Office Visits Risk Assessment United States |
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