Letter
Target all risk factors
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BMJ
1994;309:1582.1
- M J Stephen, House officer,
- A M Porter, Cardiothoracic liaison nurse specialist,
- D J M Keenan, Consultant cardiothoracic surgeon
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester M13 9WL.
EDITOR,—Like M E Cupples and A McKnight, we are interested in health promotion in general practice for patients with a high cardiovascular risk.1 We surveyed 34 patients one year after coronary artery bypass grafting.
In relation to exercise, as might be expected, more patients walked over one mile (1.6 km) a day after the operation than they had done before (24 (upsilon) 20, P = 0.07) and fewer patients …
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