TY - JOUR T1 - Patients' knowledge of heart disease in general practice JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 221 LP - 225 VL - 27 IS - 177 AU - Philip Moore AU - Michael Garraway Y1 - 1977/04/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/27/177/221.abstract N2 - Interviews with 400 consecutive patients attending a general practice sought their knowledge of the signs and symptoms of an acute heart attack, what action they would take for such an event, and their understanding of the predisposing factors contributing to heart disease. The survey revealed poor recognition of the relevant signs and symptoms of an acute heart attack and lack of knowledge of some of the main predisposing factors associated with heart disease. ER -