Cardiovascular health knowledge and behavior in patient attendants at four tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan - a cause for concern

• Main Authors: Afzal Atif (Author), Shakir Murtaza (Author), Waheed Abdul (Author), Mahmud Hussain (Author), Aslam Fawad (Author), Jafary Fahim H (Author), Qayyum Mohammad A (Author), Akram Javed (Author), Khan Iqbal S (Author), Haque Irshad U (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Knowledge about coronary heart disease (CHD) and its risk factors is an important pre-requisite for an individual to implement behavioral changes leading towards CHD prevention. There is scant data on the status of knowledge about CH...