Modifying health behavior to prevent cardiovascular diseases: a nationwide survey among German primary care physicians.

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Published in Int J Environ Res Public Health on April 15, 2014

Authors

Sven Schneider1, Katharina Diehl2, Christina Bock3, Raphael M Herr4, Manfred Mayer5, Tatiana Görig6

Author Affiliations

1: Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Ludolf-Krehl-Str. 7-11, D-68167 Mannheim, Germany. sven.schneider@medma.uni-heidelberg.de.
2: Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Ludolf-Krehl-Str. 7-11, D-68167 Mannheim, Germany. katharina.diehl@medma.uni-heidelberg.de.
3: Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Ludolf-Krehl-Str. 7-11, D-68167 Mannheim, Germany. christina.bock@medma.uni-heidelberg.de.
4: Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Ludolf-Krehl-Str. 7-11, D-68167 Mannheim, Germany. raphael.herr@medma.uni-heidelberg.de.
5: Internistic Group Practice Dr. med. Manfred Mayer und Dr. med. Angela Schmid, Max-Joseph-Str. 1, D-68167 Mannheim, Germany. mail@manfred-mayer.de.
6: Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Ludolf-Krehl-Str. 7-11, D-68167 Mannheim, Germany. tatiana.goerig@medma.uni-heidelberg.de.

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