Concept information
Preferred term
Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial
Definition
- In this study conducted in the USA, a group of highly motivated men, in the top 10 per cent risk group for coronary heart disease, were supported by counsellors and psychologists over a six-year period to change their eating and smoking habits. However, the trial showed that only modest changes to behaviour could be sustained. [Source: The Sage Dictionary of Health and Society; Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT)]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Multiple_Risk_Factor_Intervention_Trial
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