Impact of training primary care physicians in behavioral counseling to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors in Ecuador

• Main Authors: Manuel E. Baldeón (Author), Marco Fornasini (Author), Nancy Flores (Author), Philip A. Merriam (Author), Milagros Rosal (Author), Juan C. Zevallos (Author), Ira Ocken (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pan American Health Organization, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To assess the feasibility of implementing a physician-based, patient-centered counseling intervention model in Ecuador to improve the ability of primary care physicians (PCPs) to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among patients. Methods. This was a randomized clinical trial...