A simple tool for heart disease risk appraisal in general practice.
Health promotion is becoming an increasingly prominent part of the workload of the primary health care team. Widening a consultation out to encompass general health matters can be difficult and time consuming. In this paper a simple tool to assist general practitioners and primary health care workers to discuss coronary heart disease risk factors is outlined and the experience gained in West Dorset is described.
Dlugolecka
M J
MJ
King
S A
SA
D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D005194:Family Practice; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom