BACKGROUND: Left ventricular hypertrophy is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular
mortality. The contribution of left ventricular hypertrophy to racial and ethnic differences …

BACKGROUND: The chronic care model (CCM) is a system-level framework used to guide
quality improvement efforts in health care. However, little is known about its relationship to …

BACKGROUND: Primary care offices have been characterized as underutilized settings for
routinely addressing health behaviors that contribute to premature death and unnecessary …

Introduction: Telephone counseling through quitlines combined with cessation medication is
an effective strategy to support tobacco cessation. This study assessed the characteristics of …

Background: Four health behaviors—smoking, risky drinking, physical inactivity, and unhealthy
diets—contribute substantially to health care burden and are common among primary …

Background: Because unhealthy behaviors have been shown to predict premature mortality
and quality of life is linked to chronic disease, it is plausible that there is a relationship …

Background People living in rural areas may be less likely to be up to date (UTD) with screening
guidelines for colorectal cancer (CRC). Objectives To determine (1) rates of being UTD …

Schools today face the challenge of preparing pupils to live and work in a rapidly changing
world. The LK20 can be seen as a response to this by introducing new topics and foci in the …

BACKGROUND: Electrocardiographic criteria for the diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy
in current use were defined using autopsy results or echocardiography; criteria defined …

Background Efforts to improve primary care depression treatment have assessed strategies
across heterogeneous groups of patients, but few have examined clinician-level influences …