Obesity and hypertension among African Americans: Do African-American primary care providers address these conditions when secondary to primary illness?

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 225-229

  Johnson, Ernest H ^a   Brandsond, Djenaba ^a   Everett, James ^a   Lollis, Charlie M ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Hypertension; Obesity; Primary care providers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NEGRO; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030117968     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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