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Schweiz Med Wochenschr
; 114(48): 1744-6, 1984 Dec 01.
Article
in German
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6523102
ABSTRACT
A new multiple risk factor intervention program, combining a comprehensive, stepwise and health education-based approach, was tested in an outpatient setting. In the first 47 patients (aged 17-55, referred by their physicians) total cardiovascular risk (estimated by Framingham index) was reduced within the first 12 months by an average of 32.5%. This improvement derived from significant reductions in all major risk factors. These findings demonstrate the feasibility and potential, yet unexploited, benefit of a more comprehensive risk factor, approach in general medical practice.