Firefighters’ Cardiovascular Risk Behaviors: Effective Interventions and Cultural Congruence
Firefighters’ Cardiovascular Risk Behaviors: Effective Interventions and Cultural Congruence
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Thousand Oaks: SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
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English
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Thousand Oaks: SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
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Cardiac events are strongly associated with line-of-duty deaths among firefighters. The frequency with which firefighters succumb to cardiovascular events while on duty is well documented. Many firefighters have undiagnosed or undertreated hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and obesity, as well as poor dietary habits and marginal physical fitness. Extre...
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Firefighters’ Cardiovascular Risk Behaviors: Effective Interventions and Cultural Congruence
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1609509168
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1609509168
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2165-0799
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2165-0969
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10.3928/21650799-20131220-05
