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[Benefits of an educational intervention on diet and anthropometric profile of women with one cardiovascular risk

Anxela Soto Rodríguez1, José Luís García Soidán2, Manuel de Toro Santos3

  • 1Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería, Xerencia de Xestión Integrada de Ourense, SERGAS, Ourense, España.

Medicina Clinica
|February 22, 2016
PubMed
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Keywords:
Cardiovascular diseaseDieta mediterráneaEducación en saludEnfermedad cardiovascularHealth educationMediterranean dietMenopauseMenopausiaMujeresWomen

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